Causes of hypotension in patients with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device

	Dry (no congestion)	Wet (congestion present)
Cold (inadequate peripheral perfusion)	Hypovolemia Bleeding Overdiuresis	Arrhythmias Right heart failure Device malfunction Tamponade
Warm (adequate peripheral perfusion)	Sepsis Excessive vasodilators	Sepsis plus underlying right/left heart failure

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