Equine Physiology Workbook

2) Ventricular Systole/Atrial Diastole:

Ventricles are CONTRACTING (0.3 sec) – Atria are RELAXED

End-Systolic Volume (ESV): the blood volume remaining in each ventricle at the end of systole.

Stroke-Volume (SV) : the blood volume ejected per beat from each ventricle

SV = EDV – ESV . Stroke volume in a resting horse is ~ 800 – 1000ml.

(Stroke volume can increase 20-50% with work or exercise)

3) Relaxation

Atria and Ventricles are both RELAXED (0.4 sec)

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