Frank-Starling mechanism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physiological principle
gptkbp:affects cardiac output
stroke volume
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Frank-Starling_law
gptkbp:appliesTo heart
gptkbp:basisFor length-tension relationship in cardiac muscle
gptkbp:compatibleWith afterload
contractility
gptkbp:demonstrates ventricular function curves
gptkbp:describes relationship between stroke volume and end-diastolic volume
gptkbp:explains how the heart increases output in response to increased venous return
gptkbp:firstDescribed early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frank-Starling mechanism
gptkbp:importantFor matching output of right and left ventricles
gptkbp:influencedBy preload
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ernest_Starling
gptkb:Otto_Frank
gptkbp:relatedTo heart failure
cardiac physiology
gptkbp:state the greater the stretch of cardiac muscle fibers, the greater the force of contraction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frank-Starling_law_of_the_heart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6