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The effects of local anesthetics (LA) on the cardiovascular system are known to be very complex, affecting the hemodynamic system by means of very different mechanisms. When analyzing the cardiovascular effects of LA it is necessary to make a basic distinction between their direct effects, which result from systemic administration or from absorption into vessels when they are applied locally, and their indirect effects, which arise from the blockade of sympathetic fibers.
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Riemer, J., Kölling, K. (1986). Direct Vascular Effects of Some Local Anesthetics: A Mechanical and Electrophysiological Study. In: Wüst, H.J., Stanton-Hicks, M.d. (eds) New Aspects in Regional Anesthesia 4. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 176. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70807-7_10
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