Biochemistry and physiology

Cardiac output and blood pressure

CO = HR × SV  ·  MAP ≈ CO × TPR

HR heart rate, SV stroke volume, MAP mean arterial pressure, TPR total peripheral resistance

Watch forChanges multiply: double TPR and cut CO by 25%, MAP rises 1.5×.

Apply it · 2 questions

  1. Calculating cardiac outputOrgan systems · set 1 · easy
  2. Mean arterial pressure from CO and TPROrgan systems · set 2 · medium