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I don’t know about you, but looking back to when I took cardiology in school, I’m pretty sure I had no real grasp on what preload or afterload really meant. They were words that were tossed around a lot, and I remember memorizing different meds and knowing which ones decreased preload, which ones decreased afterload,Continue reading “Preload and Afterload”

Now that we re-oriented the structure and anatomy of the heart, let’s get into some of the basics of hemodynamics. ***students everywhere shudder**** It really won’t be that bad, I promise. I’ve found a lot of fear of hemodynamics comes from the basic terms never being clearly explained, and, luckily for you, I’m here toContinue reading “Hemodynamics – The Basics”

🎵🎵 Let’s start at the very beginning 🎵🎵 a very good place to start 🎵🎵 Just like Maria in the Sound of Music (if you are too young to know what this is, keep it to yourself), we are going to start off this journey strong. Which means we are going to get you toContinue reading “Coronary Anatomy – An Overview”