Cardiac Output

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Reference-interval 3 Clinical-significance 4 Procedure 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

Indications

• evaluation of heart failure

Reference-interval

• 3-7 liters/min

Clinical-significance

• in the absence of heart failure, the cardiac output is equal to the venous return
• it is the venous return that determines the cardiac output
• the venous return is determined in large part by the oxygen demand of tissue
• skeletal muscle activity normally accounts for most variance in cardiac output

Procedure

• stroke volume ( SV) x heart rate (HR)

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• cardiac index
• heart rate
• stroke volume

References

1. Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 28th ed, Ewald & McKenzie (eds), Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1995, pg 577
2. Wikipedia: Cardiac output [1]

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