Measuring the heart's output
- 1 January 1970
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics & Power
- Vol. 16 (4) , 150-152
- https://doi.org/10.1049/ep.1970.0149
Abstract
Measurement of the heart's flow output can be of particular value in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac disorders. One technique applicable to such patients is the thermal-dilution method, which involves measurement of a small temperature change in the bloodstream resulting from injection of a bolus of cool liquid upstream of the observation point. Simple analogue-computing techniques can provide a direct reading of cardiac output, and rapid serial measurements are obtainable.Keywords
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