Cardiac Function And Venous Return Curves Flashcards
As End Diastolic Volume increases on CO
The CO increase also
As EDV increases the, on Venous Return
The Venous Return stays steady and then decreases
What determines the Venous Return
The Right Atrial Pressure
The lower the RAP the more venous return
Another way of saying CO
ESCPR (End-Systolic-Venous - pressure- relationship):
=CO AND EDV - curve
What increases the CO and with the EDV staying the same
Inotropy (contractility) increases, CO increases and EDV stays the same
When is the venous return and EDV in equilibrium
At +2mmHg RAP
When does venous return stay the same
Any EDV when the RAP is 0mmHg or less
Pulmonary resistance goes up, what happens to venous return
Pulmonary HTN —> RV needs more force to push blood out —> RA increases P so blood can go into high P V——> decreases venous return
Mean Systemic Filling Pressure
Psf
= P in vasculature when there is no flow
= 7+ mmHG RAP ——> venous return = 0mmHg
When does the right amount of venous return occur
At +2mmHg RAP
Increased TPR on CO and VR
Decreases both
(Specifically in arterioles and arteries)
*Psf stays the same
What happens when TPR decreases
No change in Psf
Increased CO and VR
What causes the CO, VR, and Psf to increase all together
- RAPID BLOOD VOLUME INCREASE
- Increased venous tone
- Venoconstriction (unstressed volume)
When does the CO = Venous Return
EQUILIBRIUM = +2mmHg RAP*
(CO=+5 L/min, VR= +5 L/min) *
RAP in heart failure
RAP increases CO decreases (SV decreases, more blood left tin V) Venous Return (+3mmHG)
Venous return is controlled more by what N
Alpha 1
CO is controlled more by what N
Beta1