Abstract
Objective: To present a practical approach to cardiac performance factors based upon physical and mathe-matical foundations that lie under the left ventricularpressure volume loop. Methods: Theoretical analysis of the left ventricular pressure volume loop. Conclusions: The process of reanimation in the critically-ül population depends on indirect measurements of left ventricular performance factors, often derived from invasive maneuvers. Theoretical limitations frompulmonary artery catheter-derived calculations become ob-vious, and warrant the development ofnew methods that allow displaying left ventricularpressure-volume loop at the bedside.
Translated title of the contribution | Mathematical analysis of the pressure-volume curve of the left ventricle |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 265-268 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Revista Colombiana de Anestesiologia |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mathematical analysis
- Pressure volume loop
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine