What effect does cardiac depression from anesthetic agents typically have on a patient's hemodynamics?

Cardiac depression caused by anesthetic agents commonly leads to decreased myocardial contractility, which can result in a lower cardiac output. When cardiac output diminishes, the blood pressure tends to decrease as well because blood pressure is a product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance. Anesthetic agents can also cause vasodilation, further contributing to hypotension by lowering systemic vascular resistance, which exacerbates the decrease in blood pressure. This combination of factors makes decreased blood pressure the expected hemodynamic effect of cardiac depression during anesthesia.