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The direct effects of carbon monoxide (CO) on cardiac function were investigated in hemoglobin-free living rabbits treated with perfluorochemical blood substitutes. After exchange transfusion with a perfluorochemical emulsion, the erythrocyte count was below 10 x 104/mm3 in each animal. Gas mixtures of oxygen with 5%, 10%, and 20% of CO or nitrogen were administered via a respirator. The results showed that the cardiac effects of CO and nitrogen were significantly different as regards changes in arterial pressure, pulse pressure, heart rate, and the product of heart rate and systolic arterial pressure in spite of the same oxygen tension in the inhaled gases. It was concluded that there was a direct effect of CO not mediated by hemoglobin.
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Takano, T., Miyazaki, Y., Shimoyama, H. et al. Direct effects of carbon monoxide on cardiac function. Int. Arch Occup Environ Heath 49, 35–40 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380806
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