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• n  any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)

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• Combination therapy may help improve rate of favorable neurological status following cardiac arrest
  Among patients who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest requiring vasopressors (drugs that increase blood pressure), use of a combination therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation resulted in improved survival to hospital discharge with favorable neurological status, according to a study in the July 17 issue of JAMA.
  July 16, 2013 - EurekAlert!