Impedance cardiography: Pulsatile blood flow and the biophysical and electrodynamic basis for the stroke volume equations

Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 2-17

  Bernstein, Donald P ^a  

^a Palomar Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Cardiac output; dZ dtmax; Extravascular lung water; Impedance cardiography; Stroke volume; Volume conductor

Indexed keywords

EID: 85084395795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18915469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5617/jeb.109     Document Type: Review

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