Usually means: Increases heart rate with volume.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Bainbridge reflex)

noun:  The (or Bainbridge effect or atrial reflex) a cardiovascular reflex causing an increase in heart rate in response to increased stretching of the wall of the right atrium and/or the inferior vena cava as a result of increased venous filling (i.e., increased preload).


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