CARDIAC OUTPUT (CO)-FACTORS AFFECTING CO

SUMMARY

1. Chronotrope: changes cardiac accleration

2. Inotrope: changes strength of cardiac contraction

3. Preload: degree to which myocardium is stretched before contraction

4. Afterload: resistance against which blood is expelled

Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education