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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Cardiac Output, Low
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Cardiac Output, Low

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Cardiac Output, Low  

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Entry terms

  • Low Cardiac Output

Note

  • note category: do not confuse with CARDIAC OUTPUT, a physiological concept; note entry term LOW CARDIAC OUTPUT SYNDROME: do not add SYNDROME

Scope note

  • A state of subnormal or depressed cardiac output at rest or during stress. It is a characteristic of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, including congenital, valvular, rheumatic, hypertensive, coronary, and cardiomyopathic. The serious form of low cardiac output is characterized by marked reduction in STROKE VOLUME, and systemic vasoconstriction resulting in cold, pale, and sometimes cyanotic extremities.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002303

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