COMMON PERFUSION PROBLEMS
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,BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE HEART
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,CORONARY ANATOMY
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, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HEART
CO HR X STROKEVOLUME
Cardiac output (CO)
The amount of blood
pumped from the left
ventricle each minute
Stroke volume (SV) Heart rate (HR)
Amount of blood ejected Number of times
by the left ventricle ventricles contract each
during each contraction minute
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