Imagine a patient with a stiff, non-compliant left ventricle is prescribed a medication that acts as an agonist to norepinephrine. The medication would be effective because ________.
A. blood pressure would increase, moving blood through the circulatory system more rapidly
B. heart rate would increase, compensating for the reduced stroke volume
C. heart rate would decrease, reducing the workload on the heart
D. cardiac output would increase, forcing the ventricle to become more compliant
Answer: B
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