Sequence of mitral valve motion and transmitral blood flow during manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation in dogs.

P. Feneley, Michael; W. Maier, G.; William Gaynor, J.; A. Gall, Stanley; Kisslo, Joseph; W. Davis, J.; S Rankin, J

doi:10.1161/01.cir.76.2.363

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Sequence of mitral valve motion and transmitral blood flow during manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation in dogs.

Published in Circulation • Aug 1, 1987

Authors:

Michael P. Feneley

G. W. Maier

J. William Gaynor

Abstract

According to the thoracic pump model of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the heart serves as a passive conduit for blood flow from the pulmonary to the systemic vasculature, necessitating an open mitral valve and anterograde transmitral blood flow during chest compression. To assess the applicab...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cardiology

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