Table 4 Conditions reported to have low SVR
From: Low systemic vascular resistance: differential diagnosis and outcome
Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Anaphylaxis | Conflicting hemodynamic data; low SVR after |
fluid repletion | |
Myocardial infarction | Rare, minimal evidence in humans |
Ovarian | Hyperadrenergic and hypermetabolic state |
hyperstimulation | |
syndrome/burns | |
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 |