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Abstract
Background: Cardiac output (CO) measurement is crucial in cardiovascular research. Pressure-volume (PV) loop recordings provide detailed information on cardiac function, including CO. This study aimed to compare CO measurements obtained from biventricular PV loop recordings with thermodilution (TD) as a reference method in pigs.
Method: The TD-CO was measured by right heart catheterisation. The PV-derived CO was obtained from both ventricles simultaneously, both during ongoing ventilation and in transient apnoea. Data were compared using the Bland-Altman method. The percentage error (PE%) and linear regression were calculated between the TD-CO and PV-derived CO.
Results: Simultaneous CO measurements from 43 pigs were analysed. Compared to thermodilution, the lowest bias was found in PV-derived CO from the left ventricle during ongoing ventilation (0.02 L/min, 95% confidence interval [0.2-0.3]) with a PE% of 30% during ongoing ventilation. The highest bias was found in PV-derived CO from the right ventricle during ongoing ventilation (0.9 L/min, 95% CI [0.5-1.3]) with a PE% of 67% during ongoing ventilation.
Conclusions: PV-derived CO from the left ventricle showed very good agreement with TD-CO, with minimal bias, while PV-CO measurements from the right ventricle showed higher inaccuracy, likely due to anatomical differences between the ventricles.
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Heart, Lung and Circulation publishes articles integrating clinical and research activities in the fields of basic cardiovascular science, clinical cardiology and cardiac surgery, with a focus on emerging issues in cardiovascular disease. The journal promotes multidisciplinary dialogue between cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardio-pulmonary physicians and cardiovascular scientists.