The cardiac index (CI) is a hemodynamic measure that represents the cardiac output (CO) of an individual divided by their body surface area (BSA), expressed...
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In cardiac physiology, cardiac output (CO), also known as heart output and often denoted by the symbols Q {\displaystyle Q} , Q ˙ {\displaystyle {\dot...
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The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) is a tool used to estimate a patient's risk of perioperative cardiac complications. The RCRI and similar clinical...
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Cardiac electrophysiology is a branch of cardiology and basic science focusing on the electrical activities of the heart. The term is usually used in...
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Cardiogenic shock (section Cardiac index)
may be needed to make a definite diagnosis.[citation needed] If the cardiac index falls acutely below 2.2 L/min/m2, the person may be in cardiogenic shock...
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the cardiac output, the amount of blood that flows from the heart each minute, and the cardiac index, a hemodynamic parameter that relates the cardiac output...
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abdominal aorta (Zone 3). REBOA stanches downstream hemorrhage and improves cardiac index, cerebral perfusion, and coronary perfusion. Although REBOA does not...
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The resulting indexed parameters are Stroke Index, SI (ml/beat/m2) defined as SI[ml/beat/m2] = SV[ml]/BSA[m2] {Eq.3} and Cardiac Index, CI (l/min/m2)...
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Hypovolemic shock (redirect from Shock index)
is thought to be predominant in low-income countries. Adipsia Anemia Cardiac index Heart murmur "Hypovolemic shock: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia"....
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Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest [SCA]) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops...
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Coronary artery bypass surgery (redirect from Cardiac bypass)
The aim is to maintain a systolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg and a cardiac index of more than 2.2 L/min/m2. LCOS is often transient. Myocardial infarction...
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Stroke volume (section Stroke volume index)
in aortic stenosis and arterial hypertension. Similar to cardiac index, stroke volume index is a method of relating the stroke volume (SV) to the person's...
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blood pressure upon inspiration), low blood pressure (due to decreased cardiac index), (jugular vein distention from right sided heart failure and fluid...
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arterial pressure, diastolic pressure, and cardiac output, improving cardiac power output and cardiac index. The combined effects on wall stress and perfusion...
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"Central venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference as an indicator of cardiac index". Intensive Care Medicine. 31 (6): 818–22. doi:10.1007/s00134-005-2602-8...
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filtration rate (GFR); The Quetelet index uses a somewhat modified form of the BSA; The cardiac index is a measure of cardiac output divided by the BSA, giving...
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Echocardiography (redirect from Cardiac ultrasound)
Echocardiography, also known as cardiac ultrasound, is the use of ultrasound to examine the heart. It is a type of medical imaging, using standard ultrasound...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (redirect from Cardiac resuscitation)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure used during cardiac or respiratory arrest that involves chest compressions, often combined...
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pressure can contribute to: Decrease in systemic venous return, cardiac output, cardiac index pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), preload, arterial...
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Heart failure (redirect from Cardiac failure)
or with a preserved ejection fraction. Heart failure is not the same as cardiac arrest, in which blood flow stops completely due to the failure of the...
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arteriolar resistance and increase venous capacity; decrease cardiac output, cardiac index, stroke work, and volume; lower resistance in blood vessels...
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Myocardial infarction (redirect from Cardiac infarction)
sudden cardiac deaths, every increment of 30 units in Pollutant Standards Index correlated with an 8% increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...
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right-sided cardiac catheterization. A Swan-Ganz catheter can also measure the cardiac output; this can be used to calculate the cardiac index, which is...
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Complications may include heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, and sudden cardiac death. HCM is most commonly inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern...
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Vasoplegic syndrome (category Cardiac surgery)
as low systemic vascular resistance (SVR index <1,600 dyn∙sec/cm5/m2) and high cardiac output (cardiac index >2.5 L/min/m2) within the first 4 postoperative...
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hemodynamic parameters such as cardiac output, stroke volume, systemic vascular resistance, thoracic fluid index, ICON (index of contractility), and systolic...
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Blunt trauma (section Blunt cardiac trauma)
location and severity. Blunt cardiac trauma, also known as Blunt Cardiac Injury (BCI), encompasses a spectrum of cardiac injuries resulting from blunt...
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