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cardiac reserve

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cardiac reserve
n.
The work that the heart is able to perform beyond that required of it under ordinary circumstances.

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Dobutamine is given intravenously in small, increasing increments during an echocardiogram to produce images of the heart, which are used to determine the heart's pumping capacity, state of contractility and cardiac reserve.
 
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