International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
The Cardiac Cycle: A Review
Abstract
The cardiac cycle is a vital bodily function and one needs to understand its anatomy and physiology to assess the risks of heart failure. The heart is one of the vital organs which are due mostly to stay alive. Similar mechanical pumps are invented and built to play the role of the heart in patients, but the efficacy of these pumps is not as such as that of the heart in a 100% satisfactory and long-lasting way. As much as we know about heart physiology more chances we have to discover to avoid heart pathology. In response to certain situations of heart failure, a series of actions take place in the body that decrease cardiac output. Heart failure in adults most frequently results from the inability of the left ventricle to fill or eject the blood. It is vital to understand these actions and why it takes place. This article highlights the summary based on the physiology of the cardiac cycle.References (19)
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