Cardiac power output accurately reflects external cardiac work over a wide range of inotropic states in pigs
Abstract Background Cardiac power output (CPO), derived from the product of cardiac output and mean aortic pressure, is an important yet underexploited parameter for hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patients in the intensive-care unit (ICU). The conductance catheter-derived pressure-volume l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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Series: | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1212-2 |