Why the study?
Does the circulation time test correlate with cardiac output and atrial pressures in patients with various conditions?
Does the circulation time test correlate with cardiac output and atrial pressures in patients with various conditions?
The clinical use of the bedside circulation time test is of very little practical value as it does not correlate with atrial pressures, which are indices of ventricular failure.
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Case report data suggest minimal bedside utility for circulation time testing; leaves open its cardiac output correlation for prospective validation.
Arthur Selzer (1968) studied this question.
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