Effect of etomidate on the cardiovascular system.
Following intravenous injection of 0.3 mg/kg of etomidate, the only noteworthy change in measured cardiovascular parameters was a 10 percent increase in heart rate. This suggests relatively stable cardiovascular response associated with administration of this new nonbarbiturate anesthesia induction agent.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D005045:Etomidate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
D007093:Imidazoles; D005045:Etomidate