cardiac cycle
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Introduction
The complete movement of the heart or heartbeat, or the synchronus pumping actions of the heart's 2 atrioventricular (AV) pumps (right & left chambers).
- includes the period from the begining of one heartbeat to the begining of the next one
- consists of diastole & systole
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.