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What causes the dicrotic notch?

Updated: 9/15/2023
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think about a tube with a rubber lid as the lid is pushed inside the pressure inside the tube will momentarily go up its the same principle as the aortic valve snaps shut there is a momentary rise in pressure in the aorta

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