Cardiac Function & Venous Return Curves Practice Question | HIGH-YIELD CARDIOLOGY | USMLE STEP 1

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First aid lists atriovenous shunts as decreasing peripheral vascular resistance. Can you explain this?

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He has explained the same , blood is basically bypassing arterial system which has high TPR . Veins have high capacitance but low peripheral resistance as compared to arteries .