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BASIC CARDIAC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
BASICCARDIACANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
Theheartcontractsinresponsetoelectricalstimulationandpumpsbloodouttothebodytoprovideenergyandnutrients
tothebody'stissueswhilealsoremovingwasteproducts.
NORMALCARDIACANATOMY
• Deoxygenatedvenousbloodfromthebodyreturnstotherightatriumviathe
superiorandinferiorvenacavae.
• Bloodflowsfromtherightatrium—>tricuspidvalve—>rightventricle—>
pulmonaryvalve—>mainpulmonaryartery
• Mainpulmonaryarterydividesintorightandleftpulmonaryarteriesthrough
whichdeoxygenatedbloodentersthelungs
• Inthelungs,thepulmonaryarteriesbranchintocapillarieswheregas
exchangeoccurs.
• Oxygenatedbloodleavesthelungsthroughthepulmonaryveins(4intotal,2
left,2right)andenterstheleftatrium
• Bloodflowsfromtheleftatrium—>mitralvalve—>leftventricle—>aortic
valve—>aortaandrestofbody
CARDIACVALVES
Theheartcontains4valves:
Tricuspidvalve-locatedbetweenrightatriumandrightventricle
Pulmonaryvalve-locatedbetweenrightventricleandpulmonaryartery
Mitralvalve-locatedbetweenleftatriumandleftventricle
Aorticvalve-locatedbetweenleftventricleandaorta
• Valveleaflets=flapsoftissuecomprisingeachvalveandprotectheartvalve
opening
• Papillarymuscles=extensionofheartmusclethatfacilitateopeningand
closingofvalvestherebypreventingvalvularregurgitationandprolapse
• Chordaetendinae=tissueattachmentbetweenvalveleafletsandpapillary
muscles
CORONARYARTERIES
• Branchofsystemiccirculationsupplyingoxygenandnutrientstotheheart
muscleitself
• Majorcoronaryarteries=rightandleftbranches
• Leftcoronaryarteryoriginatesfromsingleopeningbehindleftaorticvalve
leaflet
• Branchesintoleftanteriordescendingandleftcircumflexarteries
• Rightcoronaryarteryoriginatesfromopeningbehindrightaorticvalveleaflet
• Branchesinto3arteries:conusbranch,rightmarginalbranch,and
posteriordescendingbranch
Mainpulmonaryartery
Superiorvenacava
Rightpulmonary
artery
Right
pulmonaryveins
Aorta
Leftpulmonary
artery
Leftatrium
Rightatrium
Inferiorvena
cava
Leftventricle
Rightventricle
Figure1:Basiccardiacstructures
Pulmonaryvalve
Tricuspidvalve
Mitralvalve
Leaflets
Aorticvalve
Cordae
tendinae
Papillarymuscle
Figure2:Cardiacvalvesandvalve
components
Leftcoronary
artery
Rightcoronary
artery
Circumflex
artery
Conusbranch
Marginalbranch
Posteriordescending
branch
Leftanterior
descendingartery
Figure3:Themaincoronaryarteries
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BASIC CARDIAC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CORONARYVEINS
• Afternutrientexchange,bloodfromthecoronaryarteriesdrainsinto
coronaryveinsbeforereturningtosystemiccirculation.
• Smallercoronaryveinsconvergetoformthegreatcardiacveinandthe
coronarysinus
• Coronarysinusdrainsdeoxygenatedbloodintorightatrium
Greatcardiac
vein
Coronary
sinus
Figure4:Coronaryveins
CARDIACCONDUCTIONSYSTEM
• Sinoatrialnode:locatedbetweenjunctionofrightatriumandsuperiorvena
cava
• Primaryoriginofelectricalimpulsestravelingthroughtheheart
• Electricalimpulsesfromthesinoatrialnodetraveltotherightandleftatria,
resultinginatrialcontraction
• Afteratrialcontraction,electricalimpulsestravelthroughtheatrioventricularnodetotherightandleftventricles
• Intheventricles,electricalimpulsestravelthroughthebundleofHis—>right
andleftbundlebranches—>Purkinjefibers,resultinginsynchronized
ventricularcontraction
Sinoatrialnode
BundleofHis
Rightbundle
branch
Atrioventricular
node
Leftbundle
branch
Purkinjefibers
Figure5:Cardiacconductionsystem
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
• Pwave=atrialcontraction
• PRinterval=timebetweenonsetofatrialcontractiontoonsetofventricularcontraction
• QRScomplex=ventricularcontraction
• STsegment=timebetweenendofventriculardepolarizationandonsetofrepolarization
• ElevationordepressionofSTsegmentmayindicateheartmuscleischemia
• QTinterval=timebetweencompleteventriculardepolarizationandrepolarization
• ProlongedQTinterval=riskfactorforsuddencardiacdeathandventriculararrhythmias
Figure6:DifferentphasesofanECGtracing
INTRACARDIACPRESSURES
• Leftsidedcardiacpressuresareusually3xgreaterthatrightsidedcardiacpressures
• Normalrightatrialpressure=3mmHg(2-8mmHg)
• Normalleftatrialpressure=8mmHg(6-12mmHg)
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CPAP
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