Radionuclide determination of cardiac outputs and indices
β Scribed by Michael D. Harpen; Robert L. Dubuisson; G. Bruce Head; Arvin E. Robinson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 359 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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β¦ Synopsis
A radionuclide procedure for the determination of cardiac output is presented. Cardiac outputs estimated by the proposed method are compared to those obtained by the temperature dilution method during right heart catheterization. A new index of cardiac performance is also presented: cardiac output as a percentage of total blood volume. This index is determined by a totally external count-based procedure.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The reliability of non-invasive determination of cardiac output using first-pass radionuclide cardiography at rest and during exercise in the upright position was evaluated in 20 patients with coronary artery disease. Cardiac output values ranged from 2.97 to 5.99 1/ rain at rest and from 5.08 to 10