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Can you tell me how hypertension increases afterload?
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Definition: Afterload is defined as the pressure against which the heart must pump to empty its chambers with each beat. Afterload reflects the systolic blood pressure in the aorta, the vessel into which the left ventricle ejects blood. For more explanation, see: http://pie.med.utoronto.ca/CA/CA_content/CA_cardiacPhys_afterload.html
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