Fewell - Coronary Blood Flow Flashcards
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Hg is _ times as dense as H2O
13.6 times
1 cmH20 = _ mmHg
0.73
stroke volume
the amount of blood pumped by the ventricle duing one cardiac cycle
both right and left heart eject ___
eject the same amount of blood
calculating stroke volume
SV = End-diastolic volume - end-systolic volume
ex: 70mL = 120mL - 50mL
what is normal stroke volume
70mL
normal end-diastolic volule
120mL
normal end-systolic volume
50mL
Ejection Fraction formula
stroke volume/end-diastolic volume
ejection fraction ideal value
over 55% for healthy
>below and you may tire more easily during activity or if very low at rest
ejection fraction definition
compares the amount of blood in the heart to the amount of blood pumped out
determinants of stroke volume
- preload
- contractility
- afterload
preload
Force that stretches the relaxed muscle fiber (end-diastolic volume)
>set sarcomere lenght
contractility
cardiac performance at a given preload & afterload
>indicies - rate of pressure development, ejection fraction
>cannot be measured directly so we use parameters
afterload
the load the ventricle faces before it begins to contract
>Force again which the contracting muscle must act
>aortic pressure
>force that must be overcome to eject blood
Frank-Starling “ Law of the Heart”
that stroke volume of the heart increases in response to an
increase in the volume of blood filling the heart when all other
factors remain constant.
why does more blood volume entering the herat improve stroke volume of the heart
more volume means more stretching means sacromeres are closer to their optimal length/postion to contract
cardiac muscle is capable of ___ contractions
> graded (contractions that vary in strength)
syncytium contract
all cardiac msucle fibers contract at the same time
>by additing more Ca2+
cardiac muscle contraction release and uptake of intracellular calcium
figures from slide 12
ejection fraction ho to increase
increase contractility increase ejection fraction
rate of pressure development
rate of pressure with time (dP/dt)
increasing afterload ___ stroke volume
decreases
coronary blood flow function
The blood supply to the heart derives from the right and left
coronary arteries