- In addition to anti-coagulation therapy, patients may still be on anti-hypertensive medications
- Hypertension still must be treated as it can impede blood flow through the pump
- Hypertension will create an increased afterload which can decrease flow
- Simply put we can think of afterload as the "size of the pipes" whereas preload is about the amount of volume
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