Determination of cardiac output across a range of values in horses by M-mode echocardiography and thermodilution
Determinations of cardiac output (CO) by M-mode echocardio-graphy were compared with simultaneous determinations by thermodilution in 2 conscious and 5 anesthetized horses. A range of cardiac outputs was induced by use of a pharmacological protocol (dopamine, 4 ug/kg/min, dobutamine, 4 ug/kg/min, an...
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Virginia Tech
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9735 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12162003-095658 |