Cardiac Physiology Flashcards
Duration of the systole/diastole
270/530 ms (at 75 beats/min heart rate)
Left ventricular pressure (systole/diastole)
120/6-8 mmHg
Right ventricular pressure (systole/diastole)
24/0-2 mmHg
Left atrial pressure
6 - 8 mmHg
Right atrial pressure
0 - 2 mmHg
Heart rate at rest/at maximal work
70 - 180/min
Stroke volume at rest/at maximal work
70 - 80/125 ml
Left ventricular end-systolic volume
40 - 80 ml
Left ventricular end-diastolic volume
110 - 160 ml
Left ventricular ejection fraction
0.5 - 0.7
Cardiac output at rest/maximal work
5.5 - 24 l/min
Cardiac index
3.2 l/min/m2
Duration of the myocardial action potential
200 - 300 ms
Frequency of the intrinsic pacemaker, the SA node
100 AP/min
Standard paper speed for ECG recording
25 mm/s (1mm = 40ms)