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ArticleResuscitation plus2024

The cerebral and cardiac effects of Norepinephrine in an experimental cardiac arrest model.

Deborah Jaeger, Marinos Kosmopoulos, Christopher Gaisendrees, Rajat Kalra, Alexandra Marquez, Tahar Chouihed, Kevin Duarte, Demetris Yannopoulos

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Article in Resuscitation plus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The effects of norepinephrine in shockable cardiac arrest, a scoping review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025
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8 authors.

Deborah JaegerDepartment of Medicine-Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Marinos KosmopoulosDepartment of Medicine-Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Christopher GaisendreesDepartment of Medicine-Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Rajat KalraDepartment of Medicine-Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Alexandra MarquezDepartment of Medicine-Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Tahar ChouihedINSERM U 1116, University of Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Kevin DuarteUniversity of Lorraine, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433, INSERM DCAC, CHRU de Nancy, F-CRIN INI-CRCT, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy 54500, France.
Demetris YannopoulosDepartment of Medicine-Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Epinephrine has been the main drug recommended for decades during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). But epinephrine's ß-adrenergic effects might increase myocardial oxygen consumption and may cause arrythmias after ROSC. Norepinephrine has a weaker ß-adrenergic effect and could be useful during CPR. Studies on norepinephrine's effect on hemodynamic parameters and cerebral perfusion are scarce. This study aimed to assess norepinephrine's hemodynamic impact in an experimental model of cardiac arrest. Methods: After an initial dose study to determine the optimal dose, we conducted a prospective randomized study with 19 pigs. After 3 minutes of untreated ventricular fibrillation, animals received boluses of 0.5 mg Epinephrine (EPI) or 1 mg Norepinephrine (NE) every 5 minutes during CPR. Coronary perfusion pressure (CPP), carotid blood flow (CBF) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CePP) were evaluated. Results: At baseline, hemodynamic parameters did not differ between the two groups. During CPR, CPP and CBF were similar: 17.3 (12.8; 31.8) in the EPI group vs 16.0 (11.1; 37.7) in the NE group, Conclusion: Cerebral perfusion pressure, coronary perfusion pressure and carotid blood flow during CPR did not significantly differ between the norepinephrine group and the epinephrine group. Further investigations should evaluate different options such as a continuous NE infusion.

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Cardiac arrestNorepinephrineResuscitationVasopressor

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PMCPMC10999464

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