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Can propofol for colonoscopy and gastroscopy cause or worsen my taccycardia?

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Propofol: Propofol is unlikely to cause or worsen tachycardia.

Answered 6/30/2014

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Indirectly : Propofol causes vasodilatation. If the patient is hypovolemic, heart will try to compensate the drop in blood pressure by increasing heart rate.

Answered 1/26/2015

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