Phases of cardiac cycle------------Dr

.Khaled Ezam
AS

ICP

RFP

Reduced

0.06
sec.
Still
increasi
ng

0.1 sec.

FP
0.2 sec.

decreas
es

Still
decreas
es

Slightly
decreas
ed

Falls
rapidly
to zero

Falls
below
AP

Around
zero

Still
decreas
ed
Slightly
decreas
ed

No
changes

Increase
s rapidly

Diacrotic
notch
followed
by
Diacrotic
wave

Decreas
es due
to blood
escapin
g

Slight
increase
s
Decreas
es due
to blood
escapin
g

End of T
wave

--

P wave
for next
cycle.

2nd HS
Still
closed
Are
closed

3rd HS

--

Are
opened

Are
opened

Are
closed

Are
closed

Reduced

EP
0.1 sec.

Duration

o.1 sec.

AP

Increase
s then
decreas
es

VP

Increase
s then
decreas
es
increase

Rises
rapidly

Aortic P

decreas
es

decreas
es

0.15
sec.
Decreas
es due
to
downwa
rd AV
ring,
then
increase
s
Increase
s up to
130
mmhg.
Decreas
es
rapidly
Increase
d

ECG

P wave

QRS
wave

Start of
T wave

HS
AVV

4th HS
opened

1st HS
closed

1st HS
closed

Main
portion
of T
wave
closed

Semiluner

closed

closed

opened

opened

VV

o.o5
sec.
Increase
s due to
upward
AV ring

REP

No
changes

Increase
s due to
increase
d VR

IRP