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. 2009 Sep 8;13(5):R144. doi: 10.1186/cc8038

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Comparative effects of etomidate, s(+)-ketamine, midazolam, propofol, and methohexitone on left ventricular contractility in rat isolated septic hearts. All drugs except for s(+)ketamine and midazolam decreased contractility. For control values, only the first (CTRL) and the washout (WASH) periods are displayed. After the washout period, left ventricular contractility (+ dLVP/dt^-1) returned to baseline level. *P < 0.05 for methohexitone and propofol vs. control; ^#P < 0.05 propofol vs. etomidate, s(+)-ketamine, midazolam, and methohexitone. Data are the means ± standard error of the mean.