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End-diastolic volume — In cardiovascular physiology, end diastolic volume (EDV) is the volume of blood in a ventricle at the end of filling (diastole). Because greater EDVs cause greater distention of the ventricle, EDV is often used synonymously with preload , which… … Wikipedia
End-systolic volume — (ESV) is the volume of blood in the left ventricle at the end of contraction, or systole, and the beginning of filling, or diastole. End systolic volume can be used clinically as a measurement of the adequacy of cardiac emptying, related to… … Wikipedia
end-systolic volume — (ESV) the volume of blood remaining in each ventricle at the end of systole, usually about 50–60 mL but sometimes as little as 10–30 mL in the normal heart; it is the difference between the end diastolic volume and the stroke volume and is… … Medical dictionary
end-diastolic pressure — the pressure in the ventricles of the heart at the end of diastole, usually measured in the left ventricle as an approximation of the end diastolic volume, or preload … Medical dictionary
Diastolic heart failure — Diastolic dysfunction Classification and external resources ICD 9 428.3 Diastolic heart failure or diastolic dysfunction refers to decline in performance of one or both ventricles of the heart during the time phase of diastole. Diastole is that… … Wikipedia
volume — Space occupied by matter, expressed usually in cubic millimeters, cubic centimeters, liters, etc. See water. SEE ALSO: capacity. [L. volumen, something rolled up, scroll, fr. volvo, to roll] atomic v. the atomic weight of an element divided by… … Medical dictionary
Pressure volume diagram — Thermodynamics … Wikipedia
Stroke volume — (SV) is the volume of blood pumped by the right/left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. Specifically, it is the volume of blood ejected from ventricles during systole.The stroke volume is not all of the blood contained in the left… … Wikipedia
Stroke volume — The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume is not all of the blood contained in the left ventricle. The heart does not pump all the blood out of the ventricle. Normally, only about two… … Medical dictionary
Diastolic heart murmur — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole.[1] … Wikipedia
