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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Main Authors: Dawud Abawi, Alessandro Faragli, Michael Schwarzl, Martin Manninger, David Zweiker, Karl-Patrik Kresoja, Jochen Verderber, Birgit Zirngast, Heinrich Maechler, Paul Steendijk, Burkert Pieske, Heiner Post, Alessio Alogna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1212-2