Michael Pinsky RV function under pressure
Michael Pinsky RV function under pressure
Michael Pinsky RV function under pressure
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Question: Does <strong>RV</strong> Afterload<br />
Change Independent of Pressure<br />
• Afterload is wall stress and varies<br />
with wall tension<br />
– LaPlace’s Law:<br />
Tension = Pressure x radius of<br />
curvature<br />
• Decreasing <strong>RV</strong> radius of curvature<br />
should reduce <strong>RV</strong> afterload<br />
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