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Why does vasoconstriction increase heart rate?
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It doesn't: If you give a pure vasoconstrictor like norepinephrine which has no effect on cardiac conduction, it will actually slow the heart reflexively and it's used for that purpose - to terminate tachyrhythmias.
Answered 5/27/2016
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