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Stroke index

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A cardiodynamic measure.

Stroke volume is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects in one beat, measured in milliliters per beat (ml/beat).

The stroke volume can be indexed to a patient's body size by dividing by the body surface area to yield the stroke index

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