The cyclical repetition of various changes occurring in the heart from beat to beat.
The time required for one complete cardiac cycle is called cardiac cycle time. The cardiac cycle time is o.8 sec with the normal heart rate of 72 to 75 / min.
Ie, every event in the cycle is repeated at the interval of 0.8 sec
The cardiac cycle time is inversely proportional to the heart rate. Mainly two types of changes occurs during cardiac cycle :
1. Systole contraction of heart.
2. Diastole relaxation of heart. There are 4 main events in the cardiac cycle