Assertion: vasopressin | /r/CapableOf | increase afterload
Facets:
value: in vasodilatory shock
type: MANNER
value: greatly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The clinical observation that vasopressin greatly increases afterload in vasodilatory shock (systemic vascular resistance [SVR] nearly doubles) but depresses cardiac output relatively little (14%) led to speculation that vasopressin at low doses might have positive inotropic effects .