Related Experiment Videos
Cardiac anatomy and physiology: a review
1Department of Nursing, Bloomsburg University, Pa., USA.
AORN Journal
|April 30, 1998
Abstract:
This article reviews the normal anatomy and physiology of the heart. Understanding the normal anatomic and physiologic relationships described in this article will help perioperative nurses care for patients who are undergoing cardiac procedures. Such knowledge also assists nurses in educating patients about cardiac procedures and about activities that can prevent, reverse, or improve cardiac illness.