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If S1 indicates closure of the mitral valves, why does the apical impulse rise? Doesn't the heart start contracting (and get smaller in volume)?
However, I get why peripheral arteries rise with S1: because they receive blood during ejection (S1 starts ejection). But I don't know why the apical impulse rises.
However, I get why peripheral arteries rise with S1: because they receive blood during ejection (S1 starts ejection). But I don't know why the apical impulse rises.