What happens if the right ventricular preload is increased too much?
A) The cardiac output is optimized.
B) The myocardium loses efficiency.
C) Oxygen consumption decreases.
D) Deadspace ventilation increases.

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If right ventricular preload is increased too much,the myocardium loses efficiency (Starling's law); therefore,optimization of preload is clinically important.Clinically,it is important to optimize preload to obtain the greatest efficiency from the myocardial contraction.

What Happens If the Right Ventricular Preload Is Increased Too