Cardiac Performance, Dr. D. Penney
Possible Indices of Cardiac Performance
ECG
Heart rate
dP/dt
afterload-dependent
Vmax.
afterload-independent
Cardiac output
Stroke work
Ejection pressure
End-diastolic pressure
Double product (heart rate x arterial B.P.)
afterload-dependent
Stroke volume
Minute work
Ejection fraction
afterload-dependent
End-diastolic volume
PEP
PEP / LVET
* The best indices are indicated by blue or bold.
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