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Why must left ventricular pressure be greater than aortic pressure during ventricular ejection?

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dano7744 Teacher Community / Jr. College Editor Expert $(document).ready(function() { $('a.toggle_expert_titles').click(function() { $('#show_expert_titles').toggle(); return false; }); }); In the healthy myocardium left ventricular pressure is higher than aortic pressure because the left ventricle of the heart propels blood into the aorta and aortic arch which then pushes the... (The entire answer is 125 words.) This is an expert answer, written by an eNotes editor. To read the entire answer, please join eNotes.  more

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