Oxygen consumption of myocardium is: (A) 0.2 ml/kg/min, (B) 2 ml/kg/min, (C) 12 ml/kg/min, (D) 20 ml/kg/min
Answer is D. The basal O2 consumption by the myocardium is about 2 mL/ 100 g/min that is 20mL/kg/minRef: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology Twenty-Third Edition Page No:519