The non-invasive assessment of stroke volume and cardiac output by impedance cardiography: A review

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 780-789

  Newman, David G ^a   Callister, Robin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Cardiography; Cardiovascular; Impedance; Non invasive; Plethysmography; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STROKE VOLUME; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 0032765191     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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