Question

How is cardiac output expressed?

Answer 1

Cardiac output

1. Cardiac output refers to the amount of blood pumped through each ventricle per minute.
2. It has to do with the amount of blood that a heart pumps per minute.
3. It is expressed in liters/minute.
4. Normal heart rate can be up to 5 liters per minute for a healthy person.
5. Cardiac output is obtained by multiplying the volume of the stroke by the heartbeat.