Deep Dive: Cardiovascular Physiology-Hemodynamic Assessment: Vasoactive Medications

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The video discusses the hemodynamic management of intravenous vasoactive medication in various scenarios such as cardiogenic shock, right heart failure, perioperative settings, and bradyarrhythmias. The goal of managing cardiogenic shock is systemic circulatory support, with a focus on maintaining cerebral and renal perfusion pressures. The concept of ventricular vascular coupling is important, as each ventricle has different myocardial fibers and support, and is coupled to a different vascular bed. The video also discusses different vasoactive agents, including vasopressors such as norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, and phenylephrine, as well as inotropes. It highlights the importance of considering the individual hemodynamic profile when choosing the appropriate pressor in cardiogenic shock. The video also touches on other topics such as acute RV failure, chronotropy, and heart failure with a hypertensive phenotype. Intravenous vasodilators are discussed in the context of volume overload and hypertension. Mechanical circulatory support is emphasized as an important consideration in advanced cardiogenic shock.

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Lakshmi Sridharan, MD, FACC

Keywords

hemodynamic management

cardiogenic shock

vasoactive medication

ventricular vascular coupling

mechanical circulatory support

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