Physio 30: The Heart as a Pump

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit drmanaankarray.substack.comThe heart’s task is deceptively simple: move blood. Yet its success depends on exquisitely timed coordination between filling and ejection, pressure and flow, structure and motion.In this episode, Medlock Holmes examines the heart as a mechanical pump, focusing on the cardiac cycle, pressure–volume relationships, preload, afterload, contractility, and c…