Cardiac output close cardiac outputThe amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute. Heart Rate x Stroke Volume = Cardiac Output. is the total volume of blood pumped out by the left ventricle ...

Ottawa researchers say their new online calculator can give an idea of a person's chance of having a stroke or a heart attack within the next five years. Their research, published Monday in the ...

When the heart contracts it pushes blood into blood vessels which creates blood pressure. A blood pressure reading consists of two values: systolic value – blood pressure while the heart is squeezing ...