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Define a cardiac cycle and the cardiac output.

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Cardiac cycle is defined as the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next. It comprises three stages – atrial systole, ventricular systole, and complete cardiac diastole. Cardiac output is defined as the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a minute.


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