... beyond the level of standard catecholamine therapy in advanced vasodilatory shock states Key messages • The higher vasoconstrictive potency of AVP when compared to NE may be partly explained by ... hemodynamic therapy, including infusion of NE [3,12,22] key organ to primarily assess and compare the vasoconstrictive potency of vasopressor agents Corresponding to the pronounced reduction of ... contributions BF, AT, JM and MD designed the study protocol and drafted the manuscript BF, AT, JM performed the animal surgery and carried out the experiments HU helped with the study design and statistical...