Talk:Cardiac cycle

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I have un-redirected from Heart. I believe this is a topic that warrants a distinct page. I will start by moving some content that was from Heart rate, that is more relevant here.

I agree that it warrants a distinct page. It would be nice to have a figure that shows pressure and flow like this the diagram here --> http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/redejectwig1.gif and shows the timing of the the mechanical and electrical events ( like here http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/4Reduced_Ejection.html ) as well as the clinical aspects --i.e. what causes S1, S2, S3, and S4. Good that you've made a start on this. Nephron 01:19, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Physiological mechanism of systole

This portion of the text reads like it was simply lifted out of a text book making it of questionable benefit to a layman. There are simply too many unexplained jargon words and TLAs for it to be digested by one who has not previously studied the subject matter, which to me perhaps suggests the author did not fully understand it themselves.

Could someone please review this or offer their opinion?

I agree. The whole chapter should be reduced to an outline, two or three lines. As it stands it's text book stuff, not encyclopedic. (And it's hard to digest for one that have studied the matter too). --Ekko 05:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)