A theoretical foundation for relating the velocity time integrals of the left ventricular outflow tract and common carotid artery

Jon-Emile S Kenny^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Health Sciences North Research Institute, 56 Walford Rd, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2H2, Canada. jon-emile@heart-lung.org.
² Flosonics Medical, Toronto, ON, Canada. jon-emile@heart-lung.org.

Comment

Jon-Emile S Kenny. J Clin Monit Comput. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;37(3):937-939.

doi: 10.1007/s10877-022-00969-0. Epub 2023 Jan 10.

Jon-Emile S Kenny^{1

2}

¹ Health Sciences North Research Institute, 56 Walford Rd, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2H2, Canada. jon-emile@heart-lung.org.
² Flosonics Medical, Toronto, ON, Canada. jon-emile@heart-lung.org.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Kenny is the co-founder and chief medical officer of Flosonics Medical, a wearable point of care ultrasound company in Toronto, Canada.

Carotid flow as a surrogate of the left ventricular stroke volume.
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