Starling Mechanism And The Heart
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The Starling mechanism of the heart postulates that the increase in initial myocardial stretch (preload) will have a positive effect on the cardiac output of the patient. However, there is an optimal point of stretch where any preload beyond which would have deleterious effects on cardiac output.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The optimal strech in myocardial tissue is:
- A.
10 uM
- B.
5 uM
- C.
.1 mM
- D.
3 uM
Correct Answer
B. 5 uM -
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