Background: Specific respiratory patterns and periodic breathing have been associated with heart failure. Less is known regarding changes in tidal volume (TV) and minute ventilation (MV) as a result of early heart failure (HF) decompensation.
Methods And Results: Twelve adult Yucatan minipigs were implanted with a biventricular pacemaker and a left ventricular pressure sensor.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci
November 2007
Intramuscular injection of tiletamine-zolazepam and xylazine is commonly used as a preanesthetic for veterinary surgical procedures and for short-term restraint. However, this combination can have marked cardiodepressive and hypothermic effects that persist for hours to days. Here we present a case report of these effects in a swine heart failure model.
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