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Frank-Starling law |
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Frank-Starling law Frank-Starling mechanism A law that states that the energy liberated with each cardiac contraction is a function of the length of the muscle fibers in the ventricular wall; as preload ↑, so does end-diastolic pressure,
which ↑ force of ventricular contraction; in CHF, the FSL results in marked inefficiency in cardiac pumping How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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