Low Cardiac Output Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Myocardial Infarction

Other cardiac valvular pathologies and low cardiac output states associated with a decreased mean aortic pressure, which is the prime component of coronary perfusion pressure [web.archive.org]

For example, in low cardiac output states such as systolic heart failure, the low output is unable to meet the oxygen demands of the body causing ischemia due to inadequate [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Patients with cardiac insufficiency often have pulmonary edema that impairs gas exchange as well as increasing the work of breathing, both of which add to the feeling of shortness [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

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Hypovolemia

We have left ventricular dysfunction with cardiogenic shock hence why we get low cardiac output. Why then do we get an increased afterload in cardiogenic shock? [forums.studentdoctor.net]

Some Miscellaneous Tidbits About Shock The abnormally low cardiac output that we term "shock" can result from several causes. [unm.edu]

With progression of the dialysis session, the preload of the heart declines and eventually may become too low to maintain a sufficient cardiac output with the development [physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Indications of ECMO for cardiac support Typical cardiac indications include refractory low cardiac output (cardiac index less 2 L min m 2 ) and hypotension (systolic blood [doi.org]

PEEP increases oxygenation but at the expense of venous return, cardiac output, and perfusion of the kidneys and liver. [patient.info]

Low tidal volume ventilation, ie 6 mL/kg predicted body weight is the only form of ventilation associated with improved survival [ 8, 9, 10 ]. [patient.info]

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Hypotension

and hypovolemic (low cardiac output due to low intravascular volume). [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

[…] decrease should be detected and treated such as haemorrhaging or low cardiac output, etc. [escardio.org]

Noninvasive imaging or hemodynamic indices of low cardiac output or systemic vascular resistance are not diagnostic but may help to classify hypotension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Left ventricular dysfunction causes exertional dyspnea and fatigue due to elevated left ventricular diastolic pressure and low cardiac output. [merckmanuals.com]

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Septicemia

[…] filling pressures and low cardiac output, or b) ongoing signs of hypoperfusion despite achieving adequate intravascular volume and adequate mean arterial pressure (1C); avoiding [doi.org]

Children with severe sepsis can present with low cardiac output and high systemic vascular resistance, high cardiac output and low systemic vascular resistance, or low cardiac [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

cardiac output septic shock associated with elevated systemic vascular resistance (2C); and use of hydrocortisone only in children with suspected or proven “absolute”‘ adrenal [doi.org]

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Heart Valve Disease

Algorithm for management of low-output, low-gradient aortic stenosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients with severe AS and low cardiac output often present with only modest transvalvular pressure gradients (ie, In patients with low gradient stenosis and what appears [ahajournals.org]

These findings, however, may not be present in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension, low cardiac output, or a heavily calcified and immobile valve. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Low Cardiac Output Syndrome

Low cardiac output syndrome is a postoperative complication caused by reperfusion and ensuing oxidative stress to the pulmonary and cardiac tissues. [symptoma.com]

Abstract Low cardiac output syndrome frequently complicates the post-operative care of infants and children following cardiac surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: The overall prevalence of low cardiac output syndrome was 7%. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Symptoms related to low cardiac output include fatigue, weakness and, in extreme cases, cardiac cachexia can occur. [healio.com]

[…] enlargement and low cardiac output occurring in chronic alcoholics ; the heart disease in beriberi (thiamine deficiency) is also associated with alcoholism. congestive cardiomyopathy [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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High Output Heart Failure

Low cardiac output states after cardiac ischemia. Masse, L, Antonacci, B. “Low cardiac output syndrome: identification and management”. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Although CHF is commonly associated with low cardiac output (CO), it may also occur in high CO states. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Keywords Heart failure; Low cardiac output; High cardiac output; Arteriovenous fistula Introduction Heart failure usually occurs in the setting of a low cardiac output ; however [omicsonline.org]

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Cardiac Tamponade

Fluid in the pericardial sac can impair cardiac filling, leading to low cardiac output and sometimes shock and death. [merckmanuals.com]

Low systolic blood pressure was the only clinical predictor of such a favorable response, and low cardiac output as measured in the catheterization laboratory was also predictive [circ.ahajournals.org]

This condition causes decrease in the stretch and contraction in myocardium, stroke volume, cardiac output, leading towards a decrease in systolic blood pressure. [drnajeeblectures.com]

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Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is an acute-onset and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can be caused by numerous allergic triggers including stinging insects. This review focuses on recent advances, natural history, risk factors and therapeutic considerations. Recent work suggests that concerns over insect allergy[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Spinal Cord Injury

Symptomatology involved in spinal cord injury greatly depends on the level of injury. Usually there is a loss of sensation and weakness below the level of the injury. Severity of symptoms may also depend on the completeness or incompleteness of the spinal cord injury. In general, spinal cord injuries occurring at[…] [symptoma.com]

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Cardiogenic Shock

Amrinone compared to dobutamine for low cardiac output syndrome Amrinone compared with dobutamine for low cardiac output syndrome Patient or population: adults with low cardiac [doi.org]

Cardiogenic shock (CS) and low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) as complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) or cardiac surgery are life-threatening [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Cardiogenic shock is a clinical syndrome characterized by low cardiac output and sustained tissue hypoperfusion resulting in end-organ dysfunction and death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Streptococcal Toxic-Shock Syndrome

relatively low cardiac output, low-to-normal systemic vascular resistance, and striking reduction in ventricular performance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure

cardiac output. [healio.com]

LVF, intra-cardiac shunt, cardiomyopathies CLINICAL FEATURES low cardiac output hypotension hepatic enlargement raised JVP (often difficult to assess in MV patients, large [lifeinthefastlane.com]

cardiac output syndrome Low output heart failure Malignant hypertensive heart disease Malignant hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure Nail changes associated [icdlist.com]

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Myxedema

Cardiovascular Cardiac contractility is impaired, leading to reduced stroke volume, low cardiac output, bradycardia and sometimes hypotension. [6] Reduced stroke volume in [emedicine.com]

Renal Kidney function may be compromised with reduced glomerular filtration rate because of low cardiac output and peripheral vasoconstriction or because of rhabdomyolysis [emedicine.com]

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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis

Six patients (35%) developed early postoperative complications; low cardiac output is the most common. [minervamedica.it]

The cause of death was low cardiac output syndrome in three patients, septic shock in one, and hemorrhage in the remaining patient. [revespcardiol.org]

 Atrial fibrillation and tricuspid regurgitation  In end-stage constrictive pericarditis, the effects of a chronically low cardiac output are prominent, including severe [slideshare.net]

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Acute Atrial Infarction

cardiac output syndrome is reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Reduced secretion of atrial natriuretic peptide (10), as well as low cardiac output syndrome, has been reported when a right ventricular infarction is coincident with an atrial [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] acute right ventricular infarction who showed hyposecretion of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in spite of abnormally high right atrial pressure and who died of a severe low [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

and low cardiac output. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Volume expansion versus norepinephrine in treatment of a low cardiac output complicating an acute increase in right ventricular afterload in dogs. [thoracic.org]

cardiac output) patent foramen ovale Echocardiographic findings may also help to distinguish the chronicity of events in patients with massive pulmonary embolus, which may [thoracic.org]

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Cholera

The first known case of cholera to be contracted in Australia during the seventh pandemic occurred in Queensland in 1977. There was no record of recent travel abroad by the patient, or of her having been in contact with persons suffering from gastroenteritis. Vibrio cholerae, biotype eltor, serotype Inaba,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Mesenteric Infarction

The common clinical finding in this entity is a low cardiac output state or even circulatory collapse. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intestinal infarction complicating low cardiac output states. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 144 :371, 1977 Google Scholar 15. [link.springer.com]

cardiac output state with diffuse mesenteric vasoconstriction Mesenteric venous thrombosis Risk Factors Atrial fibrillation/flutter Recent acute MI Ventricular aneurysm Cardiomyopathies [learningradiology.com]

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Tricuspid Stenosis

Abstract The diastolic rumbling murmur of mitral stenosis (MS) may be attenuated in the presence of low cardiac output, right ventricular enlargement, Lutembacher's syndrome [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Reported cases typically include clinical manifestations of both systemic venous stasis and low cardiac output. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

cardiac output), and right upper quadrant abdominal discomfort (due to an enlarged liver). [merckmanuals.com]

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Acute Gastroenteritis

Bergman et al (1988) observed 21 children with kwashiorkor in South Africa and also found that they had low cardiac dimensions 17. [wellcomeopenresearch.org]

In particular, left ventricular mass was less and indicators of left ventricular function were reduced (including cardiac output and stroke volume) 18, 19. [wellcomeopenresearch.org]

Risk of bias Methodology Evidence of fluid overload or cardiac failure and urine output other Outcomes (Fluid related adverse events and efficacy of treatment) Obonyo et al [wellcomeopenresearch.org]

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Right-Sided Heart Failure

Prevention of low cardiac output is mandatory. Effective therapy for RV failure remains very challenging. [onlinejacc.org]

Ventricular interdependence may result in impaired LV filling, a decrease in LV stroke volume, and low cardiac output. [ekjm.org]

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Atrial Standstill

This condition can be present with thromboembolic complication, low cardiac output, and sometimes palpitation. [rcvmonline.com]

Familial atrial standstill is usually diagnosed in the third to fifth decade of life, with low cardiac output symptoms, syncopal attacks, peripheral embolism, and neurological [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] electrical and mechanical activity evident in surface electrocardiography echocardiography, or fluoroscopy, which is associated with unresponsiveness of atria to maximal output [rcvmonline.com]

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Protein-Losing Enteropathy

We herein report the importance of evaluating a low cardiac output in addition to established Doppler echocardiographic findings for making a diagnosis of CP coexistent with [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Compensatory flow redistribution takes place under conditions of low cardiac output. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

cardiac output; (2) increased mesenteric vascular resistance; (3) systemic inflammation; and (4) altered enterocyte basal membrane glycosaminoglycan make-up. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Cardiac Beriberi

The other was in fulminating heart failure with clinical evidence of a low cardiac output but no peripheral oedema. The latter type of beriberi (shoshin) is rare. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] is low. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

One had the classical features of a high cardiac output with raised jugular venous pressure and gross oedema. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Constrictive Pericarditis

The main cause of death was severe low cardiac output syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Preoperative systolic pulmonary artery pressure over 60 mmHg (p 0.038, odds ratio [OR] 0.12) and postoperative low cardiac output syndrome (p 0.005, OR 13.5) were significant [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The cause of death was low cardiac output syndrome in three patients, septic shock in one, and hemorrhage in the remaining patient. [revespcardiol.org]

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Acute Renal Failure

cardiac output), concur in the determinism of postoperative ARF. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Severe sepsis/septic shock (43.8%), major surgery (39.1), low cardiac output (29.7), and hypovolemia (28.2%) were the most common conditions associated with the development [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

output. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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