Impedance cardiography: a comparison of cardiac output vs waveform analysis for assessing left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Early detection of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is beneficial in managing heart failure. Recent studies have cast doubt on the usefulness of cardiac output as an indicator of LVSD. In impedance cardiography (ICG), the dZ/dt waveform has a systolic wave called the E wave....

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Published in:Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 145 - 152
Main Authors: DeMarzo AP, Kelly RF, Calvin JE
Format: pictorial research tables/charts tracings Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Summer2007
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