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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 242: H1118-H1121, 1982;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 242, Issue 6 1118-H1121, Copyright © 1982 by American Physiological Society

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Beat-by-beat control of cardiac output in awake dogs with atrioventricular block

C. R. Wyss, T. D. Bennett and A. M. Scher

In dogs with atrioventricular block and implanted ascending aortic flow probes, cardiac output can be controlled on each beta. The procedure is implemented through on-line use of a digital computer. The algorithm has three steps: 1) aortic flow is measured and integrated to give stroke volume; 2) at the end of ejection, the program computes how long the current beat must be to keep cardiac output at a target level; and 3) the ventricle is stimulated at the proper time. Cardiac output can be controlled over a range of 60-110% of normal in a resting dog. This range can be expanded by combining hemorrhage or volume infusion with the control procedure.




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