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class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:58.25243%;width:84.2233%;height:22.97735%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5763688760806917% 0.5763688760806917% 0.5763688760806917% 0.5763688760806917% \/ 1.4084507042253522% 1.4084507042253522% 1.4084507042253522% 1.4084507042253522%\" id=\"el-b768085e-7df9-459c-9df4-16627afd530b\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.10185518731988423% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.631068em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">Understand the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Cardiac Cycle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\"> in 7 Simple Slides<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"ed2a039a-7dda-4a41-96a4-2ac40e1d4a15\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#eeeae5\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-818c6ae1-78a3-44e4-bbe4-295d201e68dd\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-1-1-1-scaled.jpg\" 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aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.85437%;top:50%;width:90.53398%;height:10.35599%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5361930294906166% 0.5361930294906166% 0.5361930294906166% 0.5361930294906166% \/ 3.125% 3.125% 3.125% 3.125%\" id=\"el-4c7607f0-f301-4609-980e-33734d88c707\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.10179289544235905% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Understand the Cardiac Cycle in 7 Simple Slides<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.85437%;top:65.69579%;width:90.53398%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5361930294906166% 0.5361930294906166% 0.5361930294906166% 0.5361930294906166% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-74ecb160-74d6-4cc1-8529-025c5fa665db\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06786193029490588% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">The cardiac cycle is the sequence of events in one heartbeat.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 It involves contraction and relaxation of the heart chambers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Master it to understand how blood flows and pressure changes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Let\u2019s break it down step by step.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"dfe755a5-56ee-4667-a0de-e09776abadc6\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#191e39\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c92ca5b7-7b78-4c60-a871-8bddfb155020\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Web Story_WS-2\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-1152x2048.jpg 1152w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-scaled.jpg 1097w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-2-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.98058%;top:50%;width:83.00971%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5847953216374269% 0.5847953216374269% 0.5847953216374269% 0.5847953216374269% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-9057b5a5-205e-47d4-a945-a97673e29356\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.11101973684210506% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Diastole (Relaxation Phase)<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.91262%;top:66.66667%;width:95.14563%;height:17.31392%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5102040816326531% 0.5102040816326531% 0.5102040816326531% 0.5102040816326531% \/ 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727% 1.8691588785046727%\" id=\"el-620bf095-c0c4-4ad2-b2a3-73fe074763fd\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06457270408163239% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Diastole: Heart muscles are relaxed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Atria fill with blood from veins (vena cava, pulmonary veins).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 AV valves (tricuspid &amp; mitral) are open.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Ventricles are filling with blood.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c93bfd43-1019-435c-9ad1-cd1e3818c8dc\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#4c2052\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-dab2f7ce-37e5-48d6-8a07-52f2f00ec303\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Web Story_WS-3\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-1152x2048.jpg 1152w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-scaled.jpg 1097w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-3-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:49.67638%;width:83.73786%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5797101449275363% 0.5797101449275363% 0.5797101449275363% 0.5797101449275363% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-0058f040-da64-4393-ad86-8aafc8380988\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.11005434782608677% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Atrial Systole (Contraction)<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.64078%;top:62.62136%;width:92.96117%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5221932114882507% 0.5221932114882507% 0.5221932114882507% 0.5221932114882507% \/ 1.1627906976744187% 1.1627906976744187% 1.1627906976744187% 1.1627906976744187%\" id=\"el-87247ade-6d24-4d86-8fa7-7c9d9108625f\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06609007832898145% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Atrial Systole: Atria contract to push blood into ventricles.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 This adds 20-30% more blood to ventricles (atrial kick).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 AV valves still open, ventricles now nearly full.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Right atrium pushes blood to right ventricle, left to left ventricle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"281c7ace-f0a2-4c97-8b9c-fa8657ab92fc\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#f7e9e3\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-02f1fe95-0cfe-42bb-a774-26f261a42059\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Web Story_WS-4\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-1152x2048.jpg 1152w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-scaled.jpg 1097w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-4-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.19417%;top:50%;width:79.85437%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-ec984a70-1338-4c4d-93b8-2216ec673b82\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.11540653495440709% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Isovolumetric Contraction<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.85437%;top:67.47573%;width:90.04854%;height:20.87379%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5390835579514826% 0.5390835579514826% 0.5390835579514826% 0.5390835579514826% \/ 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225%\" id=\"el-c5ff9f0e-fc2e-4e2d-81bf-65b54d4c3b4b\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06822776280323421% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Isovolumetric Contraction: Ventricles contract, but valves are still closed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Pressure in ventricles rises.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Both the AV valves and semilunar valves (pulmonary\/aortic) are closed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 No blood is ejected yet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"3874fbc3-d702-4001-bb03-dcec3513c8c7\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#faf2e6\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-83020ace-05b0-45a0-8781-023879af0089\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Web Story_WS-5\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-1152x2048.jpg 1152w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-scaled.jpg 1097w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-5-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:27.6699%;top:49.83819%;width:45.14563%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% 1.0752688172043012% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-42cfcdaa-7a6c-4c49-8c90-87e17402069f\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.20413306451612864% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Ejection Phase<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.8835%;top:67.1521%;width:92.47573%;height:20.87379%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5249343832020997% 0.5249343832020997% 0.5249343832020997% 0.5249343832020997% \/ 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225%\" id=\"el-dbbb64e5-9c7e-44c7-bf0c-07346e8a4cce\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06643700787401546% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Ejection Phase: Pressure in ventricles exceeds aortic\/pulmonary pressure.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Semilunar valves open.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Blood is ejected into the aorta (left ventricle) and pulmonary artery (right ventricle).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Ventricular volume decreases as blood exits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c49bf11f-d01f-4a2d-99d1-ba97932cf118\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#efe6d9\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-a81e3dce-ffe7-4d63-825c-632dbbb8c41c\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Web Story_WS-6\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-1152x2048.jpg 1152w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-scaled.jpg 1097w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:13.34951%;top:49.67638%;width:75%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6472491909385114% 0.6472491909385114% 0.6472491909385114% 0.6472491909385114% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-cb42c70c-4022-4f4f-bd41-11fecb1501ba\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.12287621359223279% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Isovolumetric Relaxation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.15534%;top:63.26861%;width:93.20388%;height:20.87379%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5208333333333333% 0.5208333333333333% 0.5208333333333333% 0.5208333333333333% \/ 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225% 1.550387596899225%\" id=\"el-de3454ec-9e19-4a81-bf59-e2cc26ef90f7\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06591796874999972% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Isovolumetric Relaxation: Ventricles relax, and pressure drops.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Semilunar valves close to prevent backflow.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 AV valves are still closed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 No blood enters or exits yet, ventricles are still full.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"95c08494-da8d-45a1-a461-5e8cc06244f1\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#f9e9e4\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-3827e623-55db-4522-8b53-35e07122fc81\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100.0114%;height:100%;left:-0.0057%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2nd Web Story_WS-6 copy\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-1152x2048.jpg 1152w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-scaled.jpg 1097w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.diginerve.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2nd-Web-Story_WS-6-copy-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.50485%;top:49.67638%;width:67.47573%;height:5.17799%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7194244604316548% 0.7194244604316548% 0.7194244604316548% 0.7194244604316548% \/ 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%\" id=\"el-bbad5a54-8920-4420-aec1-9cd7846666f6\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1365782374100717% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e06e04\">Diastole Begins Again<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:62.94498%;width:91.99029%;height:24.43366%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5277044854881267% 0.5277044854881267% 0.5277044854881267% 0.5277044854881267% \/ 1.3245033112582782% 1.3245033112582782% 1.3245033112582782% 1.3245033112582782%\" id=\"el-89d16603-be25-424d-a516-89107bcdd61a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06678759894459074% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 End of Cycle: AV valves open again as ventricular pressure drops.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Blood flows from atria into ventricles, starting the cycle again.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Heart rate governs the speed of the cycle.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">\u2013 Proper coordination ensures efficient blood flow and oxygen 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