Recent developments in cardiac output determination by bioimpedance: Comparison with invasive cardiac output and potential cardiovascular applications

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-237

  Moshkovitz, Yaron ^a   Kaluski, Edo ^a   Milo, Olga ^b   Vered, Zvi ^b   Cotter, Gad ^b  

^a Cardiac Surgery Department   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance; Cardiac output; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOENERGY; BIOIMPEDANCE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DYE DILUTION CURVE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW; THERMODILUTION; THORACIC ELECTRICAL BIOIMPEDANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHOLE BODY ELECTRICAL BIOIMPEDANCE;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2442688872     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-200405000-00008     Document Type: Review

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