Human lower leg muscle pump acts like a stream diversion pump during locomotion
R. A. Tauraginskii, F. Lurie, S. Simakov, R. Agalarov, P. Khramtsov, M. Babushkin, D. Borsuk, M. Galchenko
The paper measures pressure gradients in veins during exercise to show the calf muscle pump redirects blood flow from superficial to intramuscular veins, preventing ambulatory venous hypertension.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology