Tehran University of Medical Sciences Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care 2423-5849 3 4 2017 10 28 389 393 EN Zahid Hussain Khan Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Deputy for Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Medical Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Omid Nabavian Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ammar Mahdi Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2017 07 16 2017 07 16 Volatile halogenated agents are essential for a balanced anesthesia but they do have significant effects on the cardiovascular system and these effects should be kept in mind during the course of anesthesia to avoid adverse effects and morbidity. An attempt to assess the mechanism of actions of the volatile agents on the cardiovascular system was included with this narrative study. https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/132 https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/download/132/300