Open AccessThe Cardiac Output in Chronic Cor Pulmonale
Author(s) -
Noble O. Fowler,
Richard N. Westcott,
Ralph C. Scott,
EMILY HESS
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.6.6.888
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , heart failure , cardiac index , pulmonary heart disease , cardiac output , hemodynamics
A comparative study was made of the resting cardiac index in 12 cases of chronic cor pulmonale, in 14 normal subjects, and in 10 patients suffering from heart failure due to vascular or valvular disease. The mean cardiac index in the subjects with chronic cor pulmonale was significantly higher than in the group with other types of heart disease and was significantly lower than in the normal individuals. An explanation for the failure to observe elevation of cardiac output in some of these cases of chronic cor pulmonale is offered.
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