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Pulsatile blood flow plays a significant physiologic role in regulating vascular tone, blood pressure, cellular metabolism, and organ function compared to nonpulsatile flow.
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May inform flow-mode selection in mechanical support; leaves open randomized outcome trials.
Pulsatile blood flow plays a critical physiologic role in regulating blood pressure and vascular tone via arterial stretch receptors.
Harry S. Soroff (1969) conducted a review in Hemodynamics and blood pressure regulation. Pulsatile blood flow vs. Nonpulsatile blood flow was evaluated. Pulsatile blood flow plays a significant physiologic role in regulating vascular tone, blood pressure, cellular metabolism, and organ function compared to nonpulsatile flow.
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