Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2849844 American Heart Journal 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Retrograde flow to the left atrium and forward blood flow onto the aorta on left ventricular contrast echocardiography during the compression phase suggests that extrinsic compression of the left ventricle by external chest compression acts as a pump in generating blood flow during standard CPR in humans.
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