Biology

Cardiac Cycle Duration

Duration of one complete cardiac cycle.

Cardiac Cycle ≈ 0.8 s (at 75 beats/min)

Formula Explanation

At a normal heart rate of 75 beats per minute, each cycle lasts 0.8 seconds.

Variables Explained

Systole + Diastole = one cycle.

Solved Example

Heart rate 75/min. Duration of one cycle?
60/75 = 0.8 s.

Exam Tip

Atrial systole is about 0.1 s.