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In Jackson, Wyoming, Natalie Thornton, RCS, RCIS, instructs cardiovascular technology students in simulation labs and hospital classrooms. An active echocardiographer, she earned her associate degree from Blue Ridge Community College and prepares trainees to evaluate cardiac structures, blood flow, and diagnostic ultrasound tracings.

What Happens to Blood With Mitral Regurgitation
What Is the Pathway of Blood Through the Heart?
What Is the Order of Blood Flow Through the Heart?
How Apple Watch Measures Heart Rate and Its Accuracy
What Tissue Is the Heart Made Of? Types Explained
What Is the Purpose of Heart Valves: How They Work
How Many Valves Does the Heart Have and What Do They Do?
How Does Smoking Affect Your Heart and Blood Vessels?
What Makes the Heart Beat? From Pacemaker to Pump
What Causes Peripheral Artery Disease: Plaque and Beyond
How Does the Heart Beat: Electrical System Explained
What Does Diastolic Pressure Measure Between Beats?
Do Arteries Spurt Blood? The Science of Arterial Bleeding
How Long Can a Heart Last? From Biology to Lifestyle
Does Holding Your Breath Lower Your Heart Rate?
What Is the Skeleton of the Heart?
Why Does Heart Failure Cause Edema?
Where Are S1 and S2 Heard Equally?
When Do the AV Valves Open and Close?
What Do Coronary Veins Do for the Heart?
Does Elevating Legs Increase Heart Rate?
Which Heart Sound Is Louder and Longer?
What Is the Most Important Force in Venous Flow?
Do Venules Have Valves? A Look at Blood Flow
What Is Afterload? The Heart’s Resistance Explained
What Causes Active Hyperemia?
Do Arteries Grow Back? How the Body Repairs Blood Vessels
What Is the First Heart Sound and What Causes It?
What Is Pulmonary Circulation and How Does It Work?
How Systolic Blood Pressure Works