A 34-year-old member asked:
When could cardiac output decrease?
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Dr. Jerry Routhanswered
Internal Medicine 48 years experience
Low blood pressure: Cardiac output is related to the heart rate, and volume of blood the heart can pump with each heart beat. A low cardiac output occurs when the pump function of the heart is compromised by an event such as a heart attack or when the blood volume is reduced by and event such as dehydration, or bleeding.
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Dr. Jason Kleinanswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 19 years experience
Output: Cardiac output is made up of stroke volume and heart rate. Decreasing heart rate decreases cardiac output. Also decreasing stroke volume (dehydration or anemia) can cause decreased output. There are also other hemodynamic states that may cause a decreased cardiac output.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Can cardiac output decrease or stay the same at rest?
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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Falls: When you rest, your heart rate falls, contractility falls, stroke volume falls, and as a result of all of the above, cardiac output falls.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What's cardiac output?
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Dr. Francis Uricchioanswered
Cardiology 40 years experience
Heart pump volume: The cardiac output is the volume of blood per minute pumped by the heart. Cardiac output is equal to heart rate multiplied by stroke volume (the volume of blood ejected with each heartbeat).
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