1) Cardiovascular physiology
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Afterload is the tension or stress developed in the wall of the left ventricle during ejection. In other words, it is the end load against which the heart contracts to eject blood. Afterload is readily broken into components: it is the aortic pressure the left ventricular muscle must overcome to eject blood. The greater the aortic/pulmonary pressu...
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the tension produced by the heart muscle after contraction.
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<physiology> The tension produced by the heart muscle after contraction. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(af´tәr-lōd″) the tension developed by the heart during contraction; it is an important determinant of myocardial energy consumption, as it represents the resistance against which the ventricle must pump and indicates how much effort the ventricles must put forth to force blood into the systemic c...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: af′ter-lōd Definitions: 1. The arrangement of a muscle so that, in shortening, it lifts a weight from an adjustable support or otherwise does work against a constant opposing force to which it is not exposed at rest. 2. The load or force thus encountered in shortening.
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