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Cardiac Output and Variables

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  • Cardiac Output
    • Cardiac Output (CO) = Stroke Volume (SV) x Heart Rate (HR)
    • Oxygen delivery = CO x arterial oxygen content (CaO2)
    • Cardiac output must be the same in both sides of the heart except
      • patients with regurgitant murmurs
      • patients with structural heart abnormalities
    • Fick principle
      • VO2 = (Ca-Cv) x CO
        • volume of oxygen consumed = tissue extraction of oxygen times CO
      • applies "conservation of mass" concept to oxygen consumption in body
      • CO = O2 consumption / [ (O2 in pulmonary vein) - (O2 in pulmonary artery) ]
      • Key
        • the equation above refers to difference of oxygen content between the pulmonary vein (oxygenated blood) and pulmonary artery (deoxygenated blood)
        • when dealing with systemic circulation, one has to substract O2 in systemic veins (deoxygenated blood) from O2 in systemic arteries (oxygenated blood) to avoid negative values
    • Changes in CO
      • ↓ SV in ventricular tachycardia
        • if HR is too high, diastolic filling is incomplete and CO decreases
      • exercise
        • CO maintained by SV in early stages of exercise
        • CO maintained by HR in late stages of exercise
  • Stroke Volume
    • Stroke Volume (SV)
      • SV = CO/HR = End-Diastolic Volume (EDV) - End-Systolic Volume (ESV)
      • volume of blood ejected per heart beat
        • SV ~ 70 mL
    • Variables (assessed by echocardiogram)
      • EDV
        • volume of blood in ventricle before ejection
      • ESV
        • volume of blood in ventricle after ejection
    • Changes in SV
      • SV in anxiety, exercise, pregnancy
      • ↓ SV in failing heart
    • "SV CAP"
      • Stroke Volume affected by Contractility, Afterload, Preload
        • SV via (1) contractility, (2) ↓ afterload, (3) preload
    • Contractility, ↑ SV via
      • catecholamines
        • activity of Ca2+ pump in SR
      • intracellular Ca2+
      • extracellular Na+
        • activity of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger
      • digitalis
        • intracellular Na+ intracellular Ca2+
    • Contractility, ↓ SVvia
      • β1 blockade
        • cAMP
      • heart failure
        • systolic dysfunction
      • acidosis
      • hypoxia/hypercapnea
        • PO2/PCO2
      • non-dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blockers
    • Myocardial O2 demand via
      • afterload (∝ arterial pressure)
      • contractility
      • HR
      • heart size aka wall tension
  • Ejection Fraction
    • Ejection Fraction (EF) = SV/EDV
      • fraction of EDV ejected per SV
      • an index of ventricular effectiveness
        • ↓ EF via systolic heart failure
      • an index of cardiac contractility
        • ↑ EF, ↑ contractility
      • EF ~ 0.55 or 55%
  • Pulse Pressure
    • Pulse Pressure (PP) = Systolic Pressure - Diastolic Pressure
      • PP reflects volume of blood ejected from left ventricle on a single beat
        • PP ∝ SV
  • Mean Arterial Pressure
    • Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
      • average pressure in a complete cardiac cycle
    • Equations
      • MAP = CO x Total Peripheral Resistance (TPR)
      • MAP = 2/3 Diastolic Pressure + 1/3 Systolic Pressure
      • MAP = 1/3 PP + Diastolic Pressure
      • as HR increases, diastole decreases and systole increases in the percentage of time spent, thus influencing the MAP
  • Preload and Afterload
    • Preload
      • aka ventricular EDV
        • preload "pumps up the heart"
      • preload by
        • exercise (slightly)
        • ↑ blood volume
          • e.g., over-transfusion
        • excitement
          • sympathetics
      • Pathology
        • right wall myocardial infarction (inferior wall)
          • ST elevation seen in leads II, III, and avF
          • preload dependent for cardiac function, thus do not diurese
    • Afterload
      • aka MAP
        • ∝ TPR
    • Pharmacology
      • venodilators (e.g., nitroglycerin) ↓ preload
      • vasodilators (e.g., hydrAlAzine) ↓ Afterload (Arterial)
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(M1.CV.13.126) An 83-year-old male presents with dyspnea, orthopnea, and a chest radiograph demonstrating pulmonary edema. A diagnosis of congestive heart failure is considered. The following clinical measurements are obtained: 100 bpm heart rate, 0.2 mL O2/mL systemic blood arterial oxygen content, 0.1 mL O2/mL pulmonary arterial oxygen content, and 400 mL O2/min oxygen consumption. Using the above information, which of the following values represents this patient's cardiac stroke volume?

QID: 100642

30 mL/beat

3%

(3/104)

40 mL/beat

82%

(85/104)

50 mL/beat

7%

(7/104)

60 mL/beat

4%

(4/104)

70 mL/beat

1%

(1/104)

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(M1.CV.13.146) A 27-year-old man is running on the treadmill at his gym. His blood pressure prior to beginning his workout was 110/72. Which of the following changes in his cardiovascular system may be seen in this man now that he is exercising?

QID: 100662

Increased systemic vascular resistance

26%

(26/99)

Decreased heart rate

1%

(1/99)

Decreased stroke volume

2%

(2/99)

Decreased systemic vascular resistance

67%

(66/99)

Decreased blood pressure

3%

(3/99)

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(M1.CV.12.94) A 40-year-old Caucasian male presents to the emergency room after being shot in the arm in a hunting accident. His shirt is soaked through with blood. He has a blood pressure of 65/40, a heart rate of 122, and his skin is pale, cool to the touch, and moist. This patient is most likely experiencing all of the following EXCEPT:

QID: 100610

Confusion and irritability

4%

(4/99)

Decreased preload

3%

(3/99)

Increased stroke volume

75%

(74/99)

Decreased sarcomere length in the myocardium

6%

(6/99)

Increased thromboxane A2

10%

(10/99)

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