Describe what is meant by "cardiac output"

Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped out of the heart every minute. It is made up of: stroke volume and heart rate.Stroke volume is the volume of blood pumped out with each heart beat.Heart rate is how many heart beats happen each minute.Cardiac output = stroke volume X heart rate.

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