title: Leg Lifting in HFrEF, Frank-Starling, and Mitral Regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: thierry.Gillebert@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Thierry C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Gillebert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004452:Echocardiography; D017770:Lifting; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D046749:Starlings; D020521:Stroke
keywords: Frank-Starling; afterload; contractility; excitation-contraction coupling; leg lifting; length-dependent activation; mitral regurgitation; pre-load; wave reflections