title: Interactions between diltiazem and inhalation anaesthetics in the isolated heart.
abstract: It has been postulated that inhalation anaesthetics may interfere with calcium movement across cell membranes. We have evaluated the interaction between diltiazem and the inhalation anaesthetics halothane and isoflurane on sinus automaticity in the isolated right atrium (SAIRA). Isoflurane significantly reduced atrial rate at all concentrations tested. However, halothane produced only a small but significant decrease at the higher concentrations used (1-2 v/v%). Diltiazem modified the maximal negative chronotropic response to inhalation anaesthetics. Maximum depression of SAIRA was significantly greater in the presence of two different doses of diltiazem compared with exposure to halothane and isoflurane alone. These results suggest that inhalation anaesthetics may block the influx of extracellular calcium through voltage-dependent calcium channels inhibited by diltiazem.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Virgen Arrixaca Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Carceles
authors: F S
authors: FS
authors: Miralles
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Laorden
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006221:Halothane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D007530:Isoflurane; D004110:Diltiazem; D006221:Halothane