Reliability of transcardiopulmonary thermodilution cardiac output measurement in experimental aortic valve insufficiency.

Monitoring cardiac output (CO) is important to optimize hemodynamic function in critically ill patients. The prevalence of aortic valve insufficiency (AI) is rising in the aging population. However, reliability of CO monitoring techniques in AI is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate th...

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Main Authors: Martin Petzoldt, Constantin J Trepte, Jan Ridder, Stefan Maisch, Philipp Klapsing, Jan F Kersten, Hans Peter Richter, Jens C Kubitz, Daniel A Reuter, Matthias S Goepfert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5648193?pdf=render