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Effects of ketamine on the contractility of failing and nonfailing human heart muscles in vitro.
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Abstract
Induction of anesthesia with ketamine may decrease cardiac output in critically ill patients. The direct effects of ketamine on the failing human myocardium are unknown. This study examined the effects of ketamine on contractility of human failing and nonfailing myocardium in vitro.