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This study evaluated the hemodynamic effects of IV ephedrine in 10 cats that developed hypotension during anesthesia. Cats received either saline (SE) or atropine (AE) before ephedrine for hypotension (mean arterial pressure &lt; 60 mmHg). Hemodynamic variables were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model. No significant differences were observed between groups in the response rate (defined as mean arterial pressure \u2265 65 mmHg after ephedrine administration; SE, 70%; AE, 80%) or the duration of the pressor response (SE, 4 [1\u201310] min; AE, 3 [1\u20135] min). A significant main effect of ephedrine administration was identified for the systemic vascular resistance index, with increases observed in both groups, reaching statistical significance in the AE group. Significant interaction effects were observed for heart rate and cardiac index, both of which increased significantly in the AE group. These findings indicate that the pressor effect of IV ephedrine in anesthetized hypotensive cats is mediated primarily by increasing systemic vascular resistance index. 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