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echocardiography 1

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Two main systems   left and right  
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The left coronary artery (LCA) branches into:   • Left Anterior Descending (LAD) -feeds anterior wall of LV, IVS, apex of heart • Left Circumflex (LCx) -feeds lateral and posterior portion of LV  
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Right system   Right Coronary Artery (RCA) -feeds inferior wall of RV  
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The largest vessels in the body are   Arteries and Veins  
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The exchange of blood occurs at   Capillary level  
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• The spinal cord is posterior to the heart?   True  
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Arteries have small valves inside them to assist in the movement of flow back to the heart?   False  
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Sinoatrial (SA) Node   - located at the right atrial wall; inferior to opening of SVC, - Has the highest degree of “automaticity” - Native “pacemaker” of the heart  
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Internodal Pathways   -Three: Anterior, Middle, Posterior - Feeds RA - Bachmann’s Bundle – Feeds LA  
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AV Node and Bundle of His   - Connections of atria to ventricles; - impulse slows for about .05 seconds to allow for ventricular filling  
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Bundle Branches   - Right and Left bundle branches; Right feeds RV, Left feeds LV  
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Purkinje fibers   - Penetrates into the ventricular muscle, - rapidly conducts action potential to ventricles  
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Normal Intracardiac Pressures   RA – mean of 5 mmHg RV – 25/5 mmHg PA – 25/10 mmHg LA – mean of 10 mmHg LV – 120/10 mmHg AO – 120/80 mmHg  
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P wave   represents atrial depolarization (discharge), followed immediately by atrial systole (contraction)  
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QRS Complex   represents ventricular depolarization (discharge), followed immediately by ventricular systole (contraction)  
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T wave   represents ventricular repolarization (recharge)  
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Isoelectric line   represents no conduction or contraction  
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R to R interval   represents 1 complete cardiac cycle  
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1 cardiac cycle includes two phase…   Systole and diastole  
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R – R represents   1 complete cardiac cycle  
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Ventricular contraction   Ventricular Systole  
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Ventricular Systole ECG timing:   Closure of the AV valves to closure of the SV valves Defined from the R wave to the end of the T wave  
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Ventricular Systole Includes 3 phases   Isovolumic contraction phase (time) Rapid ejection Reduced ejection  
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Isovolumic Contraction Period/Time (IVCT)   Period begins at atrioventricular (AV) valve closure (enddiastole) and continues until semilunar (SL) valve opening  
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Iso volumic   equal volume  
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Isovolumic Contraction Period/Time   Heart volume is at its largest No volume change because all valves are closed during this period Duration: Valves are closed for a split second Pressure rises rapidly in preparation for SL valve opening  
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Rapid Ventricular Ejection   Occupies the approx. first half of systole SL Valves open Rapid ejection of blood Ventricular volume rapid decreases  
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Reduced Ventricular Ejection   Ventricular pressure begins to decline Repolarization (recharging) occurs (on the T wave)  
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Ventricular Diastole   Ventricular filling Closure of the SL valves to closure of the AV valves.  
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Ventricular Diastole ECG rhythm timing:   Defined from the end of the T wave to the R wave  
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Ventricular Diastole Includes 4 phases   Isovolumic relaxation phase (time) Early rapid filling Diastasis Late filling  
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Isovolumic Relaxation Time/Period (IVRT)   Period begins at semilunar (SL) valve closure (endsystole) and continues until atrioventricular (AV) valve opening  
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Isovolumic Relaxation Time/Period IVRT   Heart volume is at its smallest No volume change because all valves are closed during this period Duration: Valves are closed for a split second Pressure decreases rapidly in preparation for AV valve opening  
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Stroke Volume (SV)   Volume of blood pumped out of the ventricles during systole (per heart beat  
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SV timing   SL valve opening-toclosure ( upstroke of S wave to end of T wave)  
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SV measurements   Measured in milliliters (mL’s) or cubic centimeters (cc’s  
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SV normal range   70 – 100 mL/ heart beat  
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Frank-Starling Law   The greater the volume of blood in the heart during diastole (filling), the more forceful the contraction, the more blood the ventricle will pump  
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Frank-Starling Law normal volume/pres relationship   Stroke volume ~ 75 mL/beat (changes with heart rate) LVEDP ~ 8 mmHg  
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Frank-Starling Law   Increase venous return = increased LVEDP = increased preload = increased SV and vise versa  
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SV Calculations   End diastolic volume (EDV) – End systolic volume (ESV)  
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Four Determinants of Left Ventricular Function   Heart Rate Preload Afterload Contractility  
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Heart Rate   (chronotropic)  
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Heart Rate expressed as   beats per minute (BPM)  
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