Frank-Starling law of the heart
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physiological principle
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Frank-Starling_mechanism
gptkb:Starling's_law |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
heart
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| gptkbp:category |
cardiology
physiology |
| gptkbp:describes |
relationship between stroke volume and end-diastolic volume
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| gptkbp:explains |
intrinsic regulation of cardiac output
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| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
early 20th century
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Frank-Starling law of the heart
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
adaptation of the heart to changing venous return
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| gptkbp:mechanismOfAction |
increased venous return stretches ventricular wall, causing cardiac muscle to contract more forcefully
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Ernest_Starling
gptkb:Otto_Frank |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
cardiac physiology
preload cardiac output end-diastolic volume myocardial contractility stroke volume |
| gptkbp:state |
the stroke volume of the heart increases in response to an increase in the volume of blood filling the heart
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ernest_Starling
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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