Question

What is meant by cardiac reserve?

Answer 1

Cardiac reserve:

1. Cardiac reserve is measured by some important criteria which is used in the making the assessment of the heart rate at which the heart pumps the blood with maximum capacity at a given time.
2. Cardiac reserve is also used as a indicator for some underlying medical condition.
3. Cardiac reserve may be 3-4 times greater than the resting value of healthy person.
4. It act as a major determinant of exercise capacity in a population of healthy subjects and patients with heart disease.
5. This method thus to be used to provide a clear definition of the extent of cardiac impairment in patients with heart failure.