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Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring of Aortic and Pulmonary Artery Hemodynamics in a Large Animal Model of ARDS
Published on: November 26, 2018
[Changes in parameters of the systemic hemodynamics during combined action of humoral stimuli exerting various
V I Evlakhov1, L N Shalkovskaia
1Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Russian Acad. Med. Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia.
Abstract:
In anesthetised cats, i.v. administration of epinephrine (EP) in combination with acetylcholine (ACH) caused a decline of arterial pressure (AP), cardiac output (CO) and heart rate (HR) whereas stroke volume (SV) and total peripheral resistance (TPR) were increased. Combined administration of the HIS (histamine) and EP caused a decrease in only the AP and TPR, whereas CO, HR and SV were increased. The findings suggest that changes of systemic haemodynamics following combined i.v. administration of humoral stimuli depend on the mechanism of their action on the heart and vessels.
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