“Can local anaesthetic affect your heart?”
I am a 34 year old male. I want to know if local anaesthetic can affect your heart?
3 Answers
Yes, if injected into the bloodstream or absorbed too quickly.
Local anesthetics can cause elevated blood pressure and heart rate if they also contain epinephrine in the mixture and are injected into the blood stream. There are also some local anesthetics that are considered toxic to the heart and cause heart rhythm abnormalities if injected into the blood stream.
Yes. Can cause bradycardia. Others can cause heart blocks.
