Frank-Starling mechanism
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Frank-Starling law of the heart — The Frank Starling law of the heart (also known as Starling s law or the Frank Starling mechanism) states that the greater the volume of blood entering the heart during diastole (end diastolic volume), the greater the volume of blood ejected… … Wikipedia
Ley de Frank-Starling — En cardiología, la ley de Frank Starling (también llamado, mecanismo de Frank Starling) establece que el corazón posee una capacidad intrínseca de adaptarse a volúmenes crecientes de flujo sanguíneo, es decir, cuanto mayor se llena de sangre un… … Wikipedia Español
Starling's law — a law stating that a muscle, including the heart muscle, responds to increased stretching at rest by an increased force of contraction when stimulated. E. H. Starling (1866 1927), British physiologist * * * Starling s law of the heart the energy… … Medical dictionary
Otto Frank (physiologist) — Otto Frank Born 1865 Groß Umstadt Died … Wikipedia
Ernest Henry Starling — Ernest Starling. Ernest Henry Starling (* 17. April 1866, in London; † 2. Mai 1927 in Kingston Harbour, Jamaika) war ein englischer Physiologe. 1896 stellte Starling die nach ihm benannte Starling Gleichung auf. 1905 führte er den Begriff… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ernest Starling — Ernest Starling. Ernest Henry Starling (* 17. April 1866 in London; † 2. Mai 1927 in Kingston Harbour, Jamaika) war ein englischer Physiologe. 1896 stellte Starling die nach ihm benannte Starling Gleichung auf. 1905 führte er den Begriff des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Myogenic mechanism — The myogenic mechanism is how arteries and arterioles react to an increase or decrease of blood pressure to keep the blood flow within the blood vessel constant. The smooth muscle of the blood vessels reacts to the stretching of the muscle by… … Wikipedia
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Jugular venous pressure — A man with congestive heart failure and marked jugular venous distension. External jugular vein marked by an arrow. The jugular venous pressure (JVP, sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the… … Wikipedia
Cardiac function curve — A cardiac function curve is a graph showing the relationship between right atrial pressure (x axis) and cardiac output (y axis). Shape of curve It shows a steep relationship at relatively low filling pressures and a plateau, where further stretch … Wikipedia
