Catalyst University
What is the Frank-Starling Mechanism in Cardiophysiology?
What is the Frank-Starling Mechanism? We will discuss this by talking about the effects of preload, left ventricular stretch and elastic recoil, and changes in stroke volume.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Preload and Afterload: Frank Starling Mechanism
Carefully follow five different preload scenarios to see how each one will have a different effect on how actin and myosin line up. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [14:18]