title: Effects of cannabinoids on the perfused rat heart.
abstract: In the isolated perfused rat heart cardiac rate and contractility are directly affected by four naturally occurring cannabis constituents, delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta8-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol and cannabidiol. All the drugs depressed myocardial contractility. Their effect on rate, however, was not uniform: delta8-Tetrahydrocannabinol produced cardiac arrhythmias but no other consistent change; both delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabinol caused tachycardia; but cannabidiol produced bradycardia, arrhythmias and asystole. In addition, as a consequent of the dispostion of the cannabinoids to accumulate in the isolated heart, high tissue concentrations appeared in conjunction with the direct cardiac effects.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002185:Cannabidiol / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002188:Cannabis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D013759:Dronabinol / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002185:Cannabidiol; D013759:Dronabinol