Volatile anesthetics act at a number of sites to alter cardiovascular function and the
response of the cardiovascular system to barostatic reflexes. We examined the effects of …

Publisher Summary This chapter demonstrates that inhaled anesthetics impede the reflex
ability of mesenteric veins to actively constrict and dilate in reaction to baroreflex stimulation …

We measured the effects of inhaled isoflurane on hypoxemia-induced changes in the
diameter of small mesenteric (capacitance-regulating) veins, sympathetic efferent neural …

Background Halothane and isoflurane are known to attenuate neurally mediated regulation
of mesenteric vein diameter. The current study evaluated the effects of enflurane on …

Potent inhalational anesthetics depress autonomic reflex responses at multiple sites. Most
studies emphasize cardiac chronotropic changes and changes in systemic blood pressure …

Background Volatile anesthetics exert both direct and indirect (neurally mediated) effects to
produce splanchnic venodilation. These effects may result in clinically relevant …

Background It is believed that isoflurane decreases blood pressure predominantly by
decreasing systemic vascular resistance with modest myocardial depression. Nevertheless …

This study was designed to determine the effects of sevoflurane, enflurane, and isoflurane
ranging from 0.5 to 1.25 minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration (MAC) on spontaneous …

Background The direct action of sevoflurane on systemic resistance arteries is not fully
understood. Methods Isometric force was recorded in isolated rat small mesenteric arteries …

Sevoflurane is well known to cause depression of cardiovascular function, but detailed
information on its actions on the contractility and reactivity of blood vessels is lacking. We …