vasodilation

Abstract This state-of-the-art review defines mixed cardiogenic–vasodilatory shock as overt hypotension with end-organ hypoperfusion arising from the combination of acute cardiac insufficiency (low cardiac output) and inappropriate systemic vasodilation, typically with normal or elevated filling pressures; it introduces a pragmatic three-group classification (cardiogenic-vasodilatory, vasodilatory-cardiogenic, and primary mixed shock), emphasizes invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and outlines management […]