Figure 7-1 End-systolic pressure-volume (top) and stroke work versus end-diastolic volume relationships (bottom) before (control 1 [C1 ]); during 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2 minimum alveolar concentrations (MACs); and after isoflurane (control 2 [C2 ]) in an experiment in an open-chest dog. (Adapted from Hettrick DA, Pagel PS, Warltier DC: Desflurane, sevoflurane, and isoflurane impair canine left ventricular-arterial coupling and mechanical efficiency. Anesthesiology 85:403–413, 1996.)


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