The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a vasodilator that dilates capacitance vessels. The nurse will expect which effect in this patient?

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Vasodilators that dilate capacitance vessels, or veins, lead to a decrease in venous return to the heart, which reduces preload and the force of ventricular contraction. The resultant effect is a decrease in cardiac work. With a decrease in ventricular contraction, cardiac output is reduced, as is tissue perfusion. Dilation of veins causes a decrease in venous return.

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