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Effects of intravenous lidocaine on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and A–V conduction in halothane–anesthetized cats
Author(s) -
NISHIKAWA K.,
TERAI T.,
MORIMOTO O.,
YUKIOKA H.,
FUJIMORI M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1994.tb03851.x
Subject(s) - medicine , halothane , lidocaine , anesthesia , cats , intracardiac injection , chloralose , purkinje fibers , electrophysiology
To study neural contributions to the alterations in intracardiac conduction induced by IV lidocaine, we measured cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA) simultaneously with sinus cycle length (SCL) and AV conduction time using His–bundle electrocardiography following IV lidocaine in cats. Sixteen cats were anesthetized with halothane in oxygen and mid–sternotomized. The His–bundle electrogram and CSNA were recorded from an electrode placed in the interatrial septum and from the left ventrolateral or ventromedial nerve, respectively. Atrium–His (A–H), His–Purkinje (H–V), and total intraventricular (H–S) conduction times were measured during atrial pacing conducted at a cycle length of 300 ms. In eight cats, 1 MAC, 2 MAC, and 3 MAC halothane were given during IV lidocaine (Groups H–l, H–2 and H–3). In the other eight cats, anesthesia was switched from halothane to IV alpha–chloralose (30–50 mg–kgBW ‐1 ; Group C). A significant decrease in CSNA with IV lidocaine, 2 mg–kgBW ‐1 ′ was recognized in Groups C and H–l, but not in Groups H–2 and H–3. Prolongations of SCL during the spontaneous cycle, A–H and H–V in the paced mode following IV lidocaine were significant in Groups C, H–l and H–2, but not significant in Group H–3. We conclude that IV lidocaine induces a significant decrease in CSNA during alpha–chloralose or 1 MAC halothane anesthesia which partly contributes to the control of intracardiac conduction.