Cardiac physiology – High-Yield (2021) AMBOSS

Description

The heart pumps blood through the circulatory system and supplies the body with blood. Cardiac activity can be assessed with measurable parameters, including heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. The cardiac cycle consists of two phases: systole, in which blood is pumped from the heart, and diastole, in which the heart fills with blood. The conduction system is made up of a collection of nodes and specialized conduction cells that initiate and coordinate the contraction of the myocardium.