Starling's law

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physiological principle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Frank-Starling_law
gptkbp:appliesTo heart
both left and right ventricles
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Frank-Starling_mechanism
cardiac output regulation
gptkbp:contrastsWith afterload effects
gptkbp:describedYear 1915
gptkbp:describes relationship between stroke volume and end-diastolic volume
gptkbp:explains how the heart adjusts output to match venous return
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Ernest_Starling
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Starling's law
gptkbp:importantFor understanding heart failure
gptkbp:influenced ventricular function curve
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ernest_Starling
gptkbp:notableFor cardiac physiology textbooks
gptkbp:relatedTo preload
stroke volume
cardiac muscle physiology
myocardial fiber stretch
gptkbp:state the force of cardiac contraction increases with increased venous return
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frank-Starling_law_of_the_heart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6