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Pressure in the Body

Equation for Mean Arterial Pressure

Equation for Mean Arterial Pressure

The mean arterial pressure (MAP) is the average pressure over a cardiac cycle and is determined this equation, where CO is the cardiac outputs, SVR is the systemic vascular resistance, and CVP is the central venous pressure (CVP).

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