Abstract
We studied the hemodynamic effects of four doses of milrinone, administered by intravenous (i.v.) infusion alone and after autonomic blockade with prazosin, propranolol, atropine, and clonidine. Plasma concentrations of milrinone (50-600 ng/ml) were similar to those used for the treatment of cardiac failure and were unaltered by autonomic blockade. When given alone, milrinone induced dose-dependent increases in heart rate (maximum increase 21 +/- 4, SEM, beats/min) and cardiac output (CO) (maximum 44 +/- 9%) and reduced systemic vascular resistance (SVR) by a maximum of 32 +/- 5%. After autonomic blockade, milrinone caused a similar fall in SVR and a smaller but significant (7 +/- 2 beats/min) rise in heart rate, but no change in CO. The increase in CO produced in normal humans by acute i.v. infusions of milrinone depends on intact cardiovascular reflexes.
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