Afterload: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Afterload corresponds to the resistance that works against the contraction of the heart muscle, limiting the ejection of blood from the heart. The heart‘s afterload increases in the setting of hypertension or valvular stenosis, for example. Compensatory to this, the heart muscle may hypertrophy and promote heart failure. What is afterload? Afterload corresponds to the … Afterload: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
