Clinical Attribute
stroke volume
stroke vol·ume [ strohk vol-yoom, -yuhm ]
Subclass of:
Cardiac Output
Definitions related to stroke volume:
  • The amount of BLOOD pumped out of the HEART per beat, not to be confused with cardiac output (volume/time). It is calculated as the difference between the end-diastolic volume and the end-systolic volume.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The difference in a cardiac ventricle's blood capacity taken at times of minimum and maximum blood content. This is end diastolic volume less end systolic volume.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The difference in the volumes of blood between the points of maximum dilation and maximum contraction. This is the end diastolic volume minus the end systolic volume.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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