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Cardiac Output in Old Age

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Cardiology in Old Age

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To date, the effect of aging on cardiac output has only been estimated from cross-sectional studies. The first determinations at rest with the direct Fick principle, i.e., measurements of oxygen uptake and oxygen difference between arterial and mixed venous blood, were made by Cournand et al. (1945); after catheterization of the right auricle or ventricle, these workers measured the cardiac output in 17 normal males 21–58 years old, and found a definite decrease with rising age.

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Strandell, T. (1976). Cardiac Output in Old Age. In: Caird, F.I., Dall, J.L.C., Kennedy, R.D. (eds) Cardiology in Old Age. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8777-4_4

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