Cardiac output is not a significant source of low frequency mean arterial pressure variability
- 23 August 2013
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physiological Measurement
- Vol. 34 (9), 1207-1216
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/34/9/1207
Abstract
Spontaneous mean arterial pressure (MAP) variability may be mainly due to fluctuations in cardiac output (CO) and total peripheral resistance (TPR). While high frequency (HF ∼ 0.25 Hz) oscillations in MAP are ultimately driven by respiration, the source of low frequency (LF ∼ 0.1 Hz) fluctuations has not been fully elucidated. It is known that CO buffers these oscillations, but there is no evidence on its potential role in also generating them. The main goal was to determine whether CO is a source of LF variability in MAP. Six dogs were chronically instrumented to obtain beat-to-beat measurements of CO and MAP while the dogs were fully awake and at rest. A causal dynamic model was identified to relate the fluctuations in CO to MAP. The model was then used to predict the MAP fluctuations from the CO fluctuations. The CO fluctuations were able to predict about 70% of the MAP oscillations in the HF band but showed no predictive value in the LF band. Hence, respiration induces CO fluctuations in the HF band that, in turn, cause MAP oscillations, while TPR fluctuations appear to be the dominant mediator of LF fluctuations of MAP. CO is not a significant source of these oscillations, and it may only be responsible for dampening them, likely through the baroreflex.Keywords
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