The heart pumps blood against the mechanical afterload from arterial resistance, and increased afterload may alter cardiac electrophysiology and contribute to life-threatening arrhythmias. However, ...
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Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 4, No. 2 (June 2014), pp. 211-219 (9 pages) AbstractRight ventricular (RV) afterload consists of both resistive and capacitive (pulsatile) components. Total afterload can ...