Impedance cardiography--a reliable method for measuring cardiac function noninvasively.
The paper describes a new and further developed assessment for the measuring of cardiac function with impedance cardiography. The method is described in detail including the mathematical equations leading to the results. The relevance for clinical pharmacology is shown by one example with a beta 1-, beta 2-mimetic compound.
D002307:Cardiography, Impedance; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance