The Cardiac Cycle
Essential Interactive Tutorials on CD-ROM

Editorial Board

Robert H Anderson, BSc, MD, FRCPath, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.

James M Downey, PhD, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.

Robert A Kloner, MD, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Denis Noble, FRS, University of Oxford, UK.

Marc A Pfeffer, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Derek M Yellon, PhD, DSc, HonMRCP, University College Hospitals and Medical School, London, UK.

Features and Functionality

  • Understand the heart's pumping action at your own pace by following interactive voice-over tutorials.
  • Visualize cardiac mechanics and blood flow with vivid graphics and real-time animations.
  • Learn to recognize and compare normal and diseased heart sounds.
  • Test yourself with drag-and-drop, multiple choice and fill-in-the-gap quizzes which allow you to revisit the tutorials when extra help is needed.
  • Enhance your own course notes using the built-in notepad.
  • Print out and practice with past exam questions.
The Cardiac Cycle
includes detailed interactive tutorials on the following subject areas:

  • Anatomy of the Heart's Chambers
  • Volume Changes and Blood Flow
  • Pressure Changes and the Pressure-Volume Loop
  • Heart Sounds and the Cardiac Cycle