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Hi docs! wondering what amount of blood the left atriam and left ventricle push in each cycle?

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Dr. Cornelius Oleary answered

Specializes in Urgent Care

Cardiac output: Cardiac output is measured in terms of stroke volume times heart rate. Each beat of the heart a stroke volume of about 70 ml is pumped, with a resting heart rate of around 70 beats per minute, you pump around 5 liters per minute. Of course, during exercise these numbers go up. Cardiac muscle fibers are organized so that if they are stretched by increased volume they pump harder.

Answered 1/3/2016

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