Effects of isoproterenol on hemodynamic alterations, myocardial metabolism, and coronary flow in experimental acute myocardial infarction with shock

Hemodynamic and cardiac metabolic effects were investigated in dogs given isoproterenol (2 to 6.6 μg per minute) and in those receiving no therapy, following production of acute myocardial infarction with shock by plastic sphere coronary embolization.