This Week's Papers

March 30^thto April 5^th

This week's topic is Venous Return & Cardiac Output Physiology

Monday

Guyton. Regulation of Cardiac Output. Anesthesiology 1968;29(2):314-326

Tuesday

Magder. Point:Counterpoint: The classical Guyton view that mean systemic pressure, right atrial pressure, and venous resistance govern venous return is/is not correct. J App Physiol 2006;101(5):1523-1525
Brengelmann. Point:Counterpoint: The classical Guyton view that mean systemic pressure, right atrial pressure, and venous resistance govern venous return is/is not correct. J App Physiol 2006;101(5):1525-1526
- rebuttals: Dr Magder/ Dr Brengelmann

Wednesday

Beard. Understanding Guyton's venous return curves Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011;301(3):H629-H633

Thursday

Brengelmann. A critical analysis of the view that right atrial pressure determines venous return. J Appl Physiol 2003;94:849–859

Friday

Gelman. Venous function and central venous pressure: a physiologic story. Anesthesiology. 2008 Apr;108(4):735-48.

Saturday

Reddi. Venous excess: a new approach to cardiovascular control and its teaching. J Appl Physiol 2005;98:356–364

Sunday

Henderson. Clinical review: Guyton--the role of mean circulatory filling pressure and right atrial pressure in controlling cardiac output. Crit Care 2010;14(6):243