Heart Physiology
Heart Physiology
Heart Physiology
s
Physiol
ogy
Blood Flow
Heart Valves
Coronary Arteries
Electrical Events
Cardiac Output
Counting Cardiac
output (CO)
Normal resting Heart Rate (75 beats/min)
Stroke volume (70 ml/beat)
CO = HR x
SV
Cardiac reserve
The difference between resting and maximal CO.
Preload
The degree to which cardiac muscle cells are stretched just
before they contract.
Afterload
The pressure that the ventricles must overcome to eject
blood.
Contractility
The contractile strength achieved at a given muscle length.
Than
You
k