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total electromechanical systole — electromechanical s … Medical dictionary
Systole — The time period when the heart is contracting. The period specifically during which the left ventricle of the heart contracts. The final letter in systole is pronounced as a long e as in lee. The adjective for systole is systolic. The systolic… … Medical dictionary
QS2 — electromechanical systole … Medical dictionary
interval — A time or space between two periods or objects; a break in continuity. [L. inter vallum, space between breastworks in a camp, an i., fr. vallum, a rampart, wall] a c i. the i. between the onset of the a wave and that of the c wave of the jugular… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
period — 1. A certain duration or division of time. 2. One of the stages of a disease, e.g., p. of incubation, p. of convalescence. SEE ALSO: stage, phase. 3. Colloquialism for menses. 4. Any of the horizontal rows of chemical elements in the … Medical dictionary
systolic time intervals — (STI) any of several intervals measured for assessing left ventricular performance, particularly left ventricular ejection time (LVET), electromechanical systole (QS2), and preejection period (PEP); electrocardiography, phonocardiography, and… … Medical dictionary
preejection period — (PEP) the interval between the onset of ventricular depolarization and the onset of ventricular ejection; it is one of the systolic time intervals (q.v.) used in assessing left ventricular performance and is calculated by subtracting the left… … Medical dictionary
Diabetic cardiomyopathy — is a disorder of the heart muscle in people with diabetes. It can lead to inability of the heart to circulate blood through the body effectively, a state known as heart failure, with accumulation of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) or legs… … Wikipedia
