The Cardiac Cycle for NCLEX

Systole is the contractile phase of the cardiac cycle and diastole is the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.

Cardiac Cycle

Ventricular filling: Mid-to-late ventricular diastole (includes atrial systole, P-Q interval)

Ventricular systole: isovolumetric contraction and ejection phase (Q-T interval)

Quiescent phase: isovolumetric relaxation in early ventricular diastole until atrial contraction (end of T wave to beginning of next P wave)

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