Diastole

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Introduction

• Relaxation of the heart ventricles. The atria normally contract filling the ventricles during this phase of the cardiac cycle. The coronary arteries are perfused during diastole. Blood pressure is minimum during this period.

Additional Terms

• diastolic blood pressure (DBP)
• diastolic dysfunction
• systole

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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