Figure 7).
Comparison of the time constant of early relaxation of ventricular pressure (T) for the left (LV) and right ventricles (RV) at corresponding afterloads (ALs). Because for the medium and high preload (PL) ranges T was not dependent on PL, data for these PLs were pooled and are displayed for corresponding ALs. T of RV did not change with RVAL and was of the same size as T of LV at standard LVAL. T of LV adapted strikingly to an increase of LVAL from 50 to 80 cm H2O. This adaptation led to a decrease of T with each AL increment (n=5 at all ALs, except n=7 for AL of 25 cm H2O)