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Cardiovascular session 6

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Question:

What is afterload?

Author: Satvika Sinha



Answer:

The tension the ventricular wall during contraction, (it is the resistance that must be overcome for the ventricle to eject it's content). It is approximated by systolic ventricular (or arterial) pressure.


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