Normal Cardiac Function - Video

This video resource reviews the structure and function of a healthy heart, with a 3D view to visualize the different components of normal heart function.

What you’ll learn:

• How the ventricular muscle contracts to thicken in systole, producing ejection of blood into the aorta
• The role of the ventricle in generating adequate cardiac function without an excessive increase in filling pressures
• How the changing volume of the ventricle as it contracts and relaxes gives rise to ejection fraction, and its normal parameters
• How atherosclerotic disease is a common cause of heart failure

This resource has been reviewed for consistency with FDA guidelines and is not approved for continuing medical education credit.