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Physiology in one minute with Midekos' perfectionist. Today we'll talk about the Frank Starling Law. Let me ask you a question. Which of these three archers has the highest chance of shooting the arrow the farthest? Is it Archer A. with very less stretch? Archer B. with optimum stretch? Or Archer C. who is overstretching the bow? And the answer is, of course Archer B. You want optimum stretch. The same thing applies for the heart. With low stretch, you get low contractility. With optimum amount of stretch, you get maximum contractility. But if you over stretch it, you get less contractility. How is that clinically relevant? Well, if you increase the preload on the heart, it actually responds by contracting more. But if you increase the preload too much, the heart will contract less. That is the Frank Starling Law. More videos are in my Physiology playlist.

Physiology in one minute with Midekos' perfectionist. Today we'll talk about the Frank Starling Law. Let me ask you a question. Which of these three archers ha…