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What are the 2 compensatory mechanisms of the heart during LV failure

Author: Lapras Fan



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Decrease cardiac output leads to an increase in LVEDP which according to Starling Law leads to increase stretching of the myocytes and increase in cardiac output and also can lead to hypertrophy Neurohumoral compensation also takes place, and increases cardiac output which leads to increase in fluid retention and increase in central venous pressure which according to Starling Law leads to increase in cardiac output


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