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. 2016 Feb 19;175:445–455. doi: 10.1007/s00431-016-2700-3

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Parameters responsible for cardiac output. In addition to heart rate, contractility, preload, and afterload, cardiac synchrony as well as ventricular-ventricular interaction (VVI) defines cardiac function. CaO2 oxygen content, Ca-vDO2 arterial-venous oxygen content difference, CO cardiac output, DO2 oxygen delivery, HR heart rate, SaO2 arterial oxygen saturation, SvO2 venous oxygen saturation in superior and inferior caval vein, SV stroke volume, VO2 oxygen consumption