Windkessel Effect

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The phenomenon where the aorta and large blood vessels expand to accommodate blood pumped by the heart, and then release that blood into circulation between heartbeats.

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The phenomenon where the aorta and large blood vessels expand to accommodate blood pumped by the heart, and then release that blood into circulation between heartbeats.