title: Using sympathomimetic drugs to manage hypotension. 1: The cardiovascular system.
abstract: This first part of a two-part unit on sympathomimetics outlines background information on the cardiovascular system and how it affects blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Higginson
authors.forename: Bridie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics