Myocardial Perfusion and Function Are Distinctly Altered by Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rats

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Effect of sevoflurane on myocardial perfusion in prediabetic rats. Microvascular blood volume (a), microvascular filling velocity (b), and estimate of perfusion (c) measured with contrast echocardiography in rats fed a control diet (CD) or western diet (WD) for 8 weeks during baseline conditions and after 5 minutes of sevoflurane exposure. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, ; two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc analyses, diet effect, sevoflurane effect.

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