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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 May 10;79(18):1858–1869. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.02.050

Figure 2. Interrelationship between Starling cardiac output curve and venous return curve.

Figure 2.

The intersection between the Starling curve and the venous return curve determines the cardiac output (solid red dot). The venous return curve intersects the central venous pressure axis at the mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP). An increase of MCFP shifts the venous return curve rightward in parallel manner and intersects the Starling-curve at a higher value of cardiac output (open red dot).