Fig. 3
From: Pathophysiological implications of ventriculoarterial coupling in septic shock
Modified from Guarracino et al. (2019) Cardiovascular determinants of resuscitation from sepsis and septic shock. Critical Care 23:118 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Effect of vasopressor on systolic pressure and stroke volume in the presence of reduced Ees. P left ventricular pressure, V left ventricular volume, ESP left ventricle end-systolic pressure, EDP left ventricle end-diastolic pressure, ESV left ventricle end-systolic volume, EDV left ventricle end-diastolic volume, Ea arterial elastance, Ees end-systolic elastance, VAC ventriculo-arterial coupling, LVeff left ventricular efficiency, CO cardiac output, CI cardiac index, NE norepinephrine.