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Can you tell me how propofol may cause heart dysfunction leading to cardiac arrest?
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Anesthesia: Propofol is an anesthesia. It goes to the brain, and depresses the breathing center. This causes hypoxia to all tissues including the heart. The hypoxia also causes acidosis from anaerobic respiration, and vasodilatation and drop in bp. This all lead to hypoxia of tissues including heart muscles, and eventual death of tissues.
Answered 6/30/2014
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