RT Book, Section A1 Millado, Kristen A1 Chi, Margaret A1 Elmoselhi, Adel A2 Elmoselhi, Adel SR Print(0) ID 1146873948 T1 Cardiac Output and the Pressure-Volume Relationship T2 Cardiology: An Integrated Approach YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071791540 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146873948 RD 2022/05/23 AB Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this chapter the student will be able to:Explain the main factors that regulate cardiac output, heart rate, and stroke volume including the autonomic nervous system.Describe the impact of preload, afterload, and contractility on cardiac output.Explain the various methods used for measuring cardiac output.Integrate the myocardial structure with the contraction of the heart.Explain the coupling of electrical excitation with the contraction of the heart.Describe the regulation of [Ca2+]i and its impact on contractility.Describe the effects of the autonomic nervous system on contractility.Identify the importance of the Frank-Starling relationship on cardiac output.Describe the relationship between cardiac and vascular curves and their coupling.Explain pressure and volume in the heart during the cardiac cycle through a ventricular pressure-volume loop.Describe how preload, afterload, and contractility affect the pressure-volume loop.