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May 10, 2024 · Venous return is defined as the flow of blood back to the heart. It is therefore important in maintaining normal circulation. The heart is a myogenic pump, meaning it stimulates itself to pump blood. In order for the heart to pump blood, there needs to be an efficient system to bring back the low pressure, deoxygenated blood back to the heart ...
Venous return refers to the flow of blood from the periphery back to the right atrium, and except for periods of a few seconds, it is equal to cardiac output. Because clinicians and investigators have long observed that factors affecting primarily the venous side of the circulation can have profound influence on cardiac output, mechanisms governing the flow of blood to the heart have been ...
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Venous Return - Hemodynamics. Venous return (VR) is the flow of blood back to the heart. Under steady-state conditions, venous return must equal cardiac output (CO) when averaged over time because the cardiovascular system is essentially a closed loop (see figure). Otherwise, blood would accumulate in either the systemic or pulmonary ...
Effects of Gravity on Venous Return. Gravitational forces significantly affect venous return, cardiac output, and arterial and venous pressures. To illustrate this, consider a person who is lying down and then suddenly stands up. When the person is lying down (supine position), gravitational forces are similar on the thorax, abdomen, and legs ...
Respiratory Activity (Abdominothoracic or Respiratory Pump) Respiratory activity influences venous return to the heart. Briefly, increasing the rate and depth of respiration promotes venous return and therefore enhances cardiac output. Non-typical respiratory activity such as being on positive pressure ventilation or doing a forced expiration ...
Venous return (VR) is the flow of blood back to the heart. Under steady-state conditions, venous return must equal cardiac output (Q), when averaged over time because the cardiovascular system is essentially a closed loop. Otherwise, blood would accumulate in either the systemic or pulmonary circulations. Although cardiac output and venous ...
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Jun 14, 2020 · In summary: Venous return is the rate of blood flow into the heart from the veins. At a steady state, venous return and cardiac output are equal. Venous return can be expressed as VR = (MSFP - RAP) / VR = HR × SV. where MSFP is mean systemic filling pressure, RAP is right atrial pressure and VR is the venous resistance.
