Table 4 |
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Conditions reported to have low SVR |
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| Condition |
Comment |
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| Anaphylaxis |
Conflicting hemodynamic data; low SVR after |
| fluid repletion |
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| Myocardial infarction |
Rare, minimal evidence in humans |
| Ovarian |
Hyperadrenergic and hypermetabolic state |
| hyperstimulation |
|
| syndrome/burns |
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| Thyrotoxicosis |
Animal studies only |
| Multiple myeloma |
Three documented cases |
| Anemia |
Hemoglobin < 7g; results not reproducible |
| Hyperthermia |
Few well-documented cases |
| Tricyclic |
Little hemodynamic data available |
| antidepressants |
|
| Paget's disease |
Arterovenous shunts |
| Spinal cord injury |
Injury above T6; inhibited vagal tone |
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SVR, systemic vascular resistance in dynes × s/cm5 |
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