cardiac output

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cardiac output

The volume of blood pumped per minute by each ventricle of the heart. Cardiac output is equal to the stroke volume (the amount of blood pumped from a ventricle in a single heartbeat) times the heart rate. It is used as a measure of the overall health of the heart.

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cardiac output - the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute"

flow rate, rate of flow, flow - the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

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The researchers then monitored their blood pressure, heart rate and cardiac output while they did stressful tasks.

CHECKUP LONELINESS, ISOLATION MAY RAISE RISK OF HEART DISEASE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Low-output CHF is frequently associated with heart failure and is the result of a low cardiac output at rest or during exertion.

Heart failure by Cahalin, Lawrence P. / Physical Therapy

In a study presented July 24 at an American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, Pendergast and his colleagues found that cardiac output -- the volume of blood pumped by the heart -- increased 50 percent and remained elevated throughout the shuttle flight, even though heart rate decreased and mean blood pressure remained constant.

Shuttle mission yields surprising results by Hoppe, Kathryn / Science News

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