what are characteristics of the heart when it is at rest prior to atrial contraction?
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When the heart is at rest prior to atrial systole, one of the primary heart characteristics is the AV valves are closed.
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During sleep a slow heartbeat with rates around 40–50 bpm is common and is considered normal. When the heart is not beating in a regular pattern, this is referred to as an arrhythmia.
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Depending on where they happen, these extra or early beats are called premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) or premature atrial contractions (PACs). These palpitations can feel like a pause, a big boom or both, as the heart fills with blood while its electrical system resets.
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APCs occur when a beat of your heart occurs early in the heart cycle. Another name for this is a premature beat. APCs result in a feeling that the heart has skipped a beat or that your heartbeat has briefly paused. Sometimes, APCs occur and you can't feel them.
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In the first stage the Right and Left Atria contract at the same time, pumping blood to the Right and Left Ventricles. Then the Ventricles contract together (called systole) to propel blood out of the heart. After this second stage, the heart muscle relaxes (called diastole) before the next heartbeat.
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Premature contractions that occur in the upper chambers of your heart are called premature atrial contractions (PACs). Premature contractions that occur in the lower chambers of your heart are called premature ventricular contractions (PVCs).
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The two most important characteristics of fetal heart monitoring are rate and variability. The rate, of course, is referring to the heart rate of the baby.
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In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the ventricular rate is controlled by the conduction properties of the atrioventricular (AV) node. In the typical patient with untreated AF, the ventricular rate can reach 150 beats/min or higher.
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['A fluttering in your chest.', 'A racing heartbeat (tachycardia)', 'A slow heartbeat (bradycardia)', 'Chest pain.', 'Shortness of breath.']
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The atria are the upper two chambers of the heart, one on the left and one on the right side. They are smaller, thinner and contain less myocardium compared to the ventricles. The atria act as receiving chambers for blood and are connected to the veins that carry blood to the heart.
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The atrial systole is the last phase of a diastole during which the ventricular filling is completed. The atrioventricular valves are open; the semilunar valves are closed (fig. 6.1). The atria contract to eject blood into the ventricles.
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Diastole and systole are two phases of the cardiac cycle. They occur as the heart beats, pumping blood through a system of blood vessels that carry blood to every part of the body. Systole occurs when the heart contracts to pump blood out, and diastole occurs when the heart relaxes after contraction.
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Its major functions include: maintenance of adequate cardiac position, separation from the surrounding tissues of the mediastinum, protection against ventricular dilatation, maintenance of low transmural pressure, facilitation of ventricular interdependence and atrial filling.
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Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. A normal heart rate should be regular and between 60 and 100 beats a minute when you're resting. You can measure your heart rate by feeling the pulse in your neck or wrist.
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The Heart. The heart itself is made up of 4 chambers, 2 atria and 2 ventricles. De-oxygenated blood returns to the right side of the heart via the venous circulation. It is pumped into the right ventricle and then to the lungs where carbon dioxide is released and oxygen is absorbed.
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Symptoms of atrial fibrillation The most obvious symptom of atrial fibrillation (AF) is palpitations caused by a fast and irregular heartbeat. A normal heart rate, when you are resting, should be between 60 and 100 beats a minute. In atrial fibrillation, it may be over 140 beats a minute.