Know Your Heart

Understand the heart, one clear explanation at a time.

Learning about the heart can feel complicated. This illustrated introductory guide helps nursing and medical students build their understanding through simple language, clear explanations and diagrams.

Explore the heart's chambers, valves and blood vessels. Follow the journey of blood through the lungs and body, discover how electrical signals coordinate each heartbeat, and understand how the heart fills and pumps.

The guide introduces:

Heart anatomy and circulation.
The electrical conduction system.
The cardiac cycle and heart sounds.
Cardiac output, blood pressure and essential terminology.
ECG basics, common heart conditions and investigations.
Connections between heart function and nursing assessment.

Scientific terms are explained in everyday language, helping you connect unfamiliar words with meaningful concepts.

Whether you are beginning your studies or revisiting the basics before placement, this concise guide provides a starting point for further learning.

Build your knowledge. Understand the connections. Make the heart easier to learn.

An introductory study companion to use alongside course textbooks, supervised teaching and current clinical guidance.