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Cardiovascular Systems 3 - Cardiovascular Mechanics 2 Flashcards

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What are the two main phases of the heart, and what proportion of the heart beat do they take up?

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  • Diastole is the relaxation of the ventricle, which is split into 4 distinct phases
  • Systole is the contraction of the ventricle, which is split into 3 phases.
  • Diastole is 2/3 of the heartbeat, and systole is 1/3.
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List the 3 phases of systole.

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  • Isovolumetric contraction
  • Rapid ejection
  • Slow ejection
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List the 4 phases of diastole.

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  • Isovolumetric relaxation
  • Rapid passive filling
  • Slow passive filling
  • Atrial systole
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How can the stroke volume be calculated?

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End diastolic volume - end systolic volume

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How can the ejection fraction be calculated?

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Stoke volume / end diastolic volume x 100

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Describe the process of atrial systole.

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  • The P wave on an ECG signifies the start of the heartbeat
  • The ventricles are already filling slowly via movement of blood down its pressure gradient. To finish vetricular filling, there is contraction of the atria
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When is the 4th heart sound heard?

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When there is arterial stenosis, resulting in a greatly thickened ventricular wall.

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Describe the process that occurs in isovolumetric contraction.

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  • This is where the ventricle is contracting and pressure is increasing but there is no change in volume, as the pressure must be high enough to open the aortic valve/pulmonary valve.
  • Accompanied by the QRS complex - signifying ventricular depolarisation.
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What causes the first heart sound (lub)?

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The AV valve closing due to increasing ventricular pressure.

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What happens during rapid ejection?

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  • The aortic and pulmonary valves open at this stage

- He volume in the ventricles decreases

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What happens during reduced ejection?

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  • End of systole
  • There is a reduced pressure gradient, so the pulmonary and aortic valves start to close. Blood leaving the ventricle slows. Finally, the valves fully close.
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What happens during isovolumetric relaxation?

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  • All valves are shut

- There is no change in ventricular volume, but the pressure decreases. Atrial pressure increases as blood flows in.

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What does the T wave signify?

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Ventricular depolarisation

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What causes the second heart sound?

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Closing of the semilunar valves

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What happens in rapid passive filling?

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  • The pressure in the atria overcomes that in the ventricle, so the AV node opens.
  • Blood flows into the ventricles
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What causes the third heart sound?

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  • Usually abnormal - turbulent ventricular filling

- Due to hypertension or mitral incompetence

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What is another name for reduced passive filling?

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Diastasis

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What occurs in reduced passive filling?

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  • The ventricle fills slowly without contraction of the atria.
  • This is the longest phase.
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How similar are the pressures in the left and right heart?

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  • Pressures in the right heart are lower
  • Patterns of pressure changes are different
  • Right ventricle ejects the same volume of blood as the left.
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What is the pressure in the systemic circuit?

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What is the pressure in the pulmonary circuit?

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What is the axis on a pressure volume loop?

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Volume (x) and pressure (y)

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What is the point A on a pressure volume loop?

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  • Mitral valve closes

- End diastolic volume, meaning it represents the preload

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What is the point B on a pressure volume loop?

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  • Aortic valve opens

- Diastolic blood pressure

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What is point C on a pressure volume loop?
- End systolic volume | - Aortic valve closes (lub)
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What is point D on a pressure volume loop?
- Mitral valve opens
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What is the line A to B on a pressure volume loop?
Isovolumetric contraction
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What is the line B to C on a pressure volume loop?
Ejection
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What is the line D to C on a pressure volume loop?
Isovolmetric relaxation
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What is the line D to A on a pressure volume loop?
FIlling
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Where is the end diastolic PV line on a pressure volume loop and what does it denote?
- Passes from A to D and beyond | - The end diastolic PV line denotes elastance (preload)
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Where is the end systolic PV line on a pressure volume loop?
- Passes through C | - Denotes contractility
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Where is the afterload line on a pressure volume loop?
From C through the highest ventricular volume on the x axis.
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Which section of the PV loop is longest?
D to A
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How is ejection fraction calculated from a PV loop?
(volA - volD)/volA
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How is mean arterial pressure calculated from a PV loop?
PressureB + 1/3(PressureC-PressureB)
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How is pulse pressure calculated on a PV loop?
Pressure C - Pressure B
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How is cardiac output measured on a PV loop?
(VolA - VolB) x Heart Rate (67)
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How can you calculate stroke volume?
Volume A to B - Volume C to D
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How do increases in preload affect the pressure volume loop?
- Increase in stroke volume | - Line A B moves to the right (increased volume)
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Hoe do increases in afterload affect the pressure volume loop?
- Decreased stroke volume, but an increased pressure - Line C D moves to the right (increased volume) - Line D A moves upwards (increased pressure)
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What factors affect stroke volume?
- Preload - Afterload - Contractility
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What is contractility?
- The capability of the heart to contract | - Measured by ejection fraction
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What is the dicrotic notch?
A small rise in aortic pressure when the aortic valve closes

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