Propofol impairs sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium uptake in rat cardiomyocytes, which may explain its slight negative inotropic effects at higher doses.
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May warrant caution with high-dose propofol in tachycardia; leaves open human translation of these mechanisms.
Guenoun et al. (2000) studied this question.
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