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Can you define cardiac output and ejection fraction?
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Related: Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped out by heart in each minute (typically around five liters per minute). Ejection fraction is the fraction of blood that heart recieves in each heart beat that is pumped out (typically 55-65% being normal).
Answered 2/26/2019
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Definitions: Co is the quantity of blood the heart pumps. Specifically the liters per minute. It is a measure of cardiac function. Ef is the percent volume change of the left ventricle between full squeeze and relaxed. It is also a measure of function co is often measured in the can lab and ef by echocardiography.
Answered 1/25/2013
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