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Reduced risk of ventricular fibrillation by balancing sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium added to nonionic contrast media. An investigation in the isolated rabbit heart

Besjakov, Jack LU ; Bååth, Lars LU ; Oksendal, A N and Almén, Torsten LU (1993) In Acta Radiologica 34(3). p.246-251
Abstract
The effect of addition of calcium, potassium and magnesium to iohexol (350 mg I/ml) enriched with 30 mM sodium was investigated with regard to ventricular fibrillation (VF) in isolated rabbit hearts. Enriching iohexol containing 30 mM sodium with increasing amounts of calcium (0-1.2 mM) caused an increase in the frequency of VF. Increasing amounts of potassium (0-3.8 mM) to iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.15 mM Ca + 0.1 mM Mg reduced the risk of VF. However, this protective effect of potassium on VF was reduced if magnesium was removed from the test solution. Furthermore, increasing amounts of magnesium (0-1.2 mM) to iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.15 mM Ca + 0.4 mM K led to an increased frequency of VF. Iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.3 mM Ca + 0.9 mM K +... (More)
The effect of addition of calcium, potassium and magnesium to iohexol (350 mg I/ml) enriched with 30 mM sodium was investigated with regard to ventricular fibrillation (VF) in isolated rabbit hearts. Enriching iohexol containing 30 mM sodium with increasing amounts of calcium (0-1.2 mM) caused an increase in the frequency of VF. Increasing amounts of potassium (0-3.8 mM) to iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.15 mM Ca + 0.1 mM Mg reduced the risk of VF. However, this protective effect of potassium on VF was reduced if magnesium was removed from the test solution. Furthermore, increasing amounts of magnesium (0-1.2 mM) to iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.15 mM Ca + 0.4 mM K led to an increased frequency of VF. Iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.3 mM Ca + 0.9 mM K + 0.3 mM Mg caused no VF. It is of interest to add multiple cations to sodium-containing nonionic media to improve cardiac contractility following coronary perfusion. The present study indicates that it is possible to enrich iohexol 350 mg I/ml + 30 mM Na with calcium, potassium and magnesium in small amounts, and balanced with respect to each ion, without changing the risk of VF. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{The effect of addition of calcium, potassium and magnesium to iohexol (350 mg I/ml) enriched with 30 mM sodium was investigated with regard to ventricular fibrillation (VF) in isolated rabbit hearts. Enriching iohexol containing 30 mM sodium with increasing amounts of calcium (0-1.2 mM) caused an increase in the frequency of VF. Increasing amounts of potassium (0-3.8 mM) to iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.15 mM Ca + 0.1 mM Mg reduced the risk of VF. However, this protective effect of potassium on VF was reduced if magnesium was removed from the test solution. Furthermore, increasing amounts of magnesium (0-1.2 mM) to iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.15 mM Ca + 0.4 mM K led to an increased frequency of VF. Iohexol with 30 mM Na + 0.3 mM Ca + 0.9 mM K + 0.3 mM Mg caused no VF. It is of interest to add multiple cations to sodium-containing nonionic media to improve cardiac contractility following coronary perfusion. The present study indicates that it is possible to enrich iohexol 350 mg I/ml + 30 mM Na with calcium, potassium and magnesium in small amounts, and balanced with respect to each ion, without changing the risk of VF.}},
  author       = {{Besjakov, Jack and Bååth, Lars and Oksendal, A N and Almén, Torsten}},
  issn         = {{1600-0455}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{246--251}},
  publisher    = {{SAGE Publications}},
  series       = {{Acta Radiologica}},
  title        = {{Reduced risk of ventricular fibrillation by balancing sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium added to nonionic contrast media. An investigation in the isolated rabbit heart}},
  volume       = {{34}},
  year         = {{1993}},
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