Formulas, Cardiac

Updated: Apr 18, 2019
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Cardiac Formulas

Mean arterial pressure

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) [1, 2] = [systolic blood pressure + (2 X diastolic blood pressure)] / 3

The reference range is 70-100 mm Hg.

Cardiac index

Cardiac index = cardiac output / body surface area

The reference range is 2.5-4 L/min/m2.

Stroke volume

Stroke volume [3] = cardiac output / heart rate

The reference range is 60-120 mL/beat. [4]

Systemic vascular resistance

Systemic vascular resistance = (mean arterial pressure – mean right atrial pressure) x 80 / cardiac output

The reference range is 800-1200 dynes X sec/cm3.

Pulmonary vascular resistance

Pulmonary vascular resistance = (mean pulmonary artery pressure – mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure) X 80 / cardiac output

The reference range is 125-250 dynes X sec/cm3.