Combined cardiac output (CCO) is the sum of the outputs of the right and left side of the heart. It is useful in fetal circulation, where cardiac outputs from both sides of the heart partly work in parallel by the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus, both directly supplying the systemic circulation.
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