Test I (SECTION I) Definitions, Concepts, Hemodynamics Flashcards
Pulmonary veins carry ______
oxygenated blood
circumflex artery goes to
Left main CA, right main CA, Left anterior descending CA (which leads to marginal branch)
Diastole is
end of ventricular filling
EDV is proportional to
Venous return
SV =
EDV - ESV
Ejection Fraction (EF) =
SV/EDV
EF is best indicator for
heart performance and heart disease prognosis
Left ventricular norm for EF at rest is
62%
Left ventricular norms for max exercise is
80%
Left ventricular volumes _____ with increase in exercise intensity
Increase, but level off quickly
Cardiac output (Q) =
HR x SV
For cardiac output blood leaves ________
the left ventricle
Cardiac Index =
Q/ body surface area
Preload is:
(EDV) volume of the left ventricle at the end of diastole
Preload depends on
venous return & compliance of ventricle
Afterload is
resistance to ventricular emptying during systole or the amount of pressure the left ventricle must generate to squeeze blood into the aorta
After load is synonymous in a healthy heart with
aortic pressure & mean arterial pressure (MAP)
Frank Starling law of the heart is
the heart will contract with greater force as preload is increased
Myocardial Contractility
the squeezing contractile force that the heart can develop at a given preload (determines SV)
Myocardial contractility is regulated by:
Sympathetic nerve activity (MOST)
Catecholamines (Epinephrine/norepinephrine)
amount of contractile mass
Drugs
Starlings law Graph: x & y axis and how curves are
SV (Y Axis)
Preload (X Axis)
More SV = more contractility
Increased Contractility is related to:
exercise
catecholamines (epinephrine & norepinephrine)
excitement or fear (fight or flight)
Drugs (Digitalis & sympathomimetics)
Decreased Contractility is related to:
loss of contractile mass (likely due to Heart Attack)
Myocardial muscle disease (Cardiomyopathy)
Drugs )anesthetics, barbiturates)
What is Cardiomyopathy?
Malfunctioning and/or malformed heart
How does exercise effect myocardial contractility?
Increases it by increasing beta sympathetic adrenergic nerve output