It has therefore been assumed that the CVP is a good indicator of right ventricular preload. Furthermore, as right ventricular stroke volume determines left ventricular filling, the CVP is assumed ...

even a modest decrease in normal renal function in patients with congestive heart failure could contribute to increased cardiac preload, cardiac dilatation, left ventricular hypertrophy and ...

While the left ventricular end-diastolic area as determined by transesophageal echocardiography is a more accurate measure of preload than either the central venous pressure or pulmonary artery ...