Factors affecting heart rate
Vagal Parasympathetic's Actions on the Heart
Schematic of vagal escape (Figure 2.01)
Sympathetic Nerve Actions on the Heart
Control of cardiac performance: Stroke Volume
Frank-Starling curve (Figure 2.02)
Major factors determining stretch of the myocardium
Factors contributing to afterload (Figure 2.03)
Definitions of Anrep and Bowditch effects
Comparing preload and afterload (Table 2.01)
Major factors determining the contractile state of the myocardium
Curves demonstrating altered (increased) inotropicity (Figure 2.04)
Changing preload (end-diastolic volume) - A
Changing contractile state - C
Mechanisms of cardiac hypertrophy (Figure 2.06)
Factors affecting stroke volume (Table 2.02)
Summary: Major factors contributing to cardiac output (Figure 2.07)
Information obtained by cardiac catheterization & angiography (Table 2.03)
Changes in gene expression in cardiac overload
Possible indices of cardiac performance
Factors affecting pre-ejection period (Figure 2.08)
Definitions: Intervals within electromechanical systole, Q to S2
Schematic: Intervals within electromechanical systole, Q to S2 (Figure 2.09)
Ejection fraction
Range of ejection fractions (Figure 2.10)
MUGA Scan of heart (Figure 2.11)