Copyright © 1990 by the European Society of Cardiology.
© 1990 The European Society of Cardiology
Validation of non-invasive measurement of cardiac output. The Ann Arbor experience
Division of Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Address for correspondence: Stevo Julius, M.D., Sc.D., University of Michigan, Division of Hypertention, 3918 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–0356, U.S.A
In an assessment of non-invasive methods for the clinical measurement of cardiac output, both M-mode echocardiography and the CO2 rebreathing technique were found to be unreliable. However, the echo-Doppler method appeared for population studies.
Key Words: Echo-Doppler CO2 rebreathing M-mode echocardiography