Cardiac function normal figures


title: Cardiac Function - Normal Figures tags: #FFICM #cardiac notebook: 🌑-FFICM type: anki


  • Right Atrium Mean - 1-7mmHg
  • Right Ventricle Systolic - 15-25mmHg
  • RV Diastolic - 0-8mmHg

  • PA Systolic - 15-25mmHg

  • PA Diastolic - 8-15mmHg
  • PA Mean (mPAP) - 10-20mmHg

  • PA Occlusion Pressure (Wedge) - 5-15mmHg

  • Left Atrial Pressure - 5-15mmHg

  • MAP: 90 (70-100) 1

  • HR: 70 1
  • CO (L/min): 5 1
  • Cardiac Index (CI/BSA): 2.8-4.2L/min/m^2 [^oh_haemodynamics]
  • Stroke Volume Index (SVI = Cardiac Index/HR): 35-70 ml/beat/m2 [^oh_haemodynamics]
  • Stroke Volume - 60-80ml

  • SVR: 17 1

  • SVRI - Systemic Vasc Resistance Index: ((MAP-CVP)/CI)*80 = 1760-2600 dyn s/cm^5/m^2 [^oh_haemodynamics]
  • PVR: 1 1
  • PVRI ((PAP-PAOP)/CI)*80 = 44-225 dyn s/cm^5/m^2 [^oh_haemodynamics]

  • Stroke Work LV (g.m): 78 1

  • Stroke Work RV (g.m): 9.7 1

  • Venous Compliance (ml/mm Hg): 300 1

  • CaO2 (ml/100ml) - Arterial O2 Content: 20 1

  • DO2 (ml/min) - Global O2 Delivery: 1000 1

  • Body Surface Area (BSA) - kg^0.425 x cm^0.725 x 0.0072 = m2 [^oh_haemodynamics]

  • CVP Normal when not ventilated - 0-5mmHg [^oh_haemodynamics]

  • Upper limit for CVP when ventilated - 10mmHg [^oh_haemodynamics]

Flashcard type:basic
What is the reference range for right atrial mean pressures? 1-7mmHg
What is the reference range for right ventricular systolic pressures? 15-25mmHg (same as PA systolic)
What is the reference range for right ventricular diastolic pressures? 0-8mmHg
What is the reference range for pulmonary artery systolic pressures? 15-25 mmHg (same as RV systolic)
What is the reference range for pulmonary artery diastolic pressures? 8-15mmHg
What is the reference range for pulmonary artery mean pressures? 10-20 mmHg
What is the reference range for pulmonary artery occlusion pressures? 6-15 mmHg
What do PA Occlusion pressures hopefully let you estimate? LA Pressures = Left Heart Preload
What can you use to hopefully estimate PA Occlusion pressures? PA Diastolic Pressures
What is a reference range for normal Cardiac Output? (+ Units) ~5L/min
What is a reference range for normal Cardiac Index? (+ Units) 2.8-4.2 L/min/m^2
What is a reference range for normal Stroke Volume Index? (+ Units?) 35-70 ml/beat/m^2
What is a normal stroke volume for adults? 60-80ml/beat
What is a reference range for an Systemic Vasc Resistance Index (SVRI) + (Units) 1760-2600 dyn.s/cm^5/m^2
What is a dyn? Measurement of Force
Force for One Gram to be Accelerated at One cm/second^2
What is a reference range for a Pulmonary Vasc Resistance Index (PVRI) (+ Units) 44-225 dyn.s/cm^5/m^2
So how much lower is Pulmonary Vasc Resistance Than Systemic? 10-40x less!
What is the average stroke work for the LV (+units) 80g.m
What is the average stroke work for the RV (+units) 10g.mm
What is the average Body Surface Area? 1.65m^2
What is the reference range for normal CVP in unventilated patient? 0-5mmHG
What is upper limit of normal for CVP when ventilated? 10mmHg


  1. Oh's Intensive Care Medicine - Chapter 24 - Acute Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension