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. 2007 May;24(5):1–3. doi: 10.1136/emj.2006.043349

Cardiovascular parameters.

Stroke volume (SV) Amount of blood ejected per beat (40–120 ml)
Cardiac output (CO) Amount of blood leaving the heart in 1 min, equal to heart rate × SV (5–8 l/min)
Cardiac index (CI) CO per body surface area (2.5–4.2 l/min/m2)
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) Diastolic BP+⅓ (systolic–diastolic) (70–110 mm Hg)
Central venous pressure (CVP) Pressure in large veins entering the right heart (0–10 cmH2O)
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