according to the formula: LCWI=(MAP-PAOP)???CI???K wherein PAOP is the pulmonary artery occluded pressure and K is a constant; (d) determining a first deviation from normal LCWI by utilizing the determined value for LCWI according to the formula: ##EQU8## (e) measuring the subject's acceleration index (ACI); (f) determining a second deviation from normoinotropy by utilizing the measured value for