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  2. Valsalva maneuver - Wikipedia

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    With the return of blood pressure, the pulse rate returns to normal. In summary, the maneuver increases intrathoracic pressure and, thus, a decrease in preload to the heart. This decreased preload leads to cardiovascular changes through the baroreflex and other compensatory reflex mechanisms. [3] Deviation from this response pattern signifies ...

  3. Venous return - Wikipedia

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    Hemodynamically, venous return (VR) to the heart from the venous vascular beds is determined by a pressure gradient (venous pressure - right atrial pressure) and venous resistance (RV). Therefore, increases in venous pressure or decreases in right atrial pressure or venous resistance will lead to an increase in venous return, except when ...

  4. Reflex syncope - Wikipedia

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    Situational syncope is often triggered by urination, swallowing, or coughing. [2] Carotid sinus syncope is due to pressure on the carotid sinus in the neck. [2] The underlying mechanism involves the nervous system slowing the heart rate and dilating blood vessels, resulting in low blood pressure and thus not enough blood flow to the brain. [2]

  5. Choking emergency? How to do the Heimlich maneuver - AOL

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    Bad Bunny's Hit Song Has ‘Right Tempo’ For Life-saving Cpr, American Heart Association Says In that case, encourage someone exhibiting these signs to continue coughing to dislodge the object.

  6. Bainbridge reflex - Wikipedia

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    The Bainbridge reflex is most strong when heart rate is low; when heart rate is already high, additional venous return to the right atrium (i.e. additional increases in blood volume) will indirectly cause relatively greater stimulation of arterial baroreceptors which will reduce the heart rate.

  7. Cardiac function curve - Wikipedia

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    This allows the heart to cope with the required cardiac output at a relatively low right atrial pressure. We get what is known as a family of cardiac function curves, as the heart rate increases before the plateau is reached, and without the RAP having to rise dramatically to stretch the heart more and get the Starling effect. [citation needed]

  8. Reflex bradycardia - Wikipedia

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    Reflex bradycardia is a bradycardia (decrease in heart rate) in response to the baroreceptor reflex, one of the body's homeostatic mechanisms for preventing abnormal increases in blood pressure. In the presence of high mean arterial pressure , the baroreceptor reflex produces a reflex bradycardia as a method of decreasing blood pressure by ...

  9. Frank–Starling law - Wikipedia

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    Due to the intrinsic property of myocardium that is responsible for the Frank-Starling mechanism, the heart can automatically accommodate an increase in venous return, at any heart rate. [1] [10] The mechanism is of functional importance because it serves to adapt left ventricular output to right ventricular output. [3]