definition of diastole
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diastole Definition of diastole. : a rhythmically recurrent expansion; especially : the dilatation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood.
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What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure? Systolic pressure (the first and larger number of the equation) is the force that the blood flows from the heart into the arteries. Diastolic pressure (the second and smaller number of the equation) is the force as the heart relaxes, allowing the blood to flow back into the heart.
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Definitions &Translations During diastole, a normally-functioning mitral valve opens as a result of increased pressure from the left atrium as it fills with blood (preloading). As atrial pressure increases above that of the left ventricle, the mitral valve opens. Opening facilitates the passive flow of blood into the left ventricle. Diastole ends with atrial contraction, which ejects the final 20% of blood that is transferred from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
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- Systole: A period of contraction called systole. Phases of Cardiac Cycle: It can be divided into four distinct phases: (I) Contraction Phase and (Ii) Ejection Phase, Both Occurring In Systole; (Iii) Relaxation Phase and (Iv) Filling Phase, Both Occurring In Diastole.
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Low diastolic blood pressure linked to higher risk of heart failure Diastolic blood pressure measures the pressure in your blood vessels between heartbeats, when your heart is resting. It is represented by the bottom number in a blood pressure reading. Systolic blood pressure measures the amount of pressure that blood exerts on vessels while the heart is beating.
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diastole Diastole is the resting phase between contractions in the cardiac cycle (contrast with systole) that begins with the second heart sound (S2) and ends with the first heart sound (S1).
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Diastolic Blood Pressure Diastolic blood pressure measures the pressure in your blood vessels between heartbeats (when your heart is resting). Blood pressure is the amount of force (pressure) that blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels as it passes through them. There are two pressures measured for blood pressure: 1  Pressure while the heart is beating (known as systolic blood pressure)  Pressure while it is relaxed (known as diastolic blood pressure).
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What is âPulse Pressureâ and Why is it Important? The diastolic pressure is the lowest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle occurring during the expansion or dilation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood. • Researchers collected data on nearly 8000 older patients with high blood pressure in three separate trials.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Diastole. Diastole is the period of time when the heart refills with blood after systole. Ventricular diastole is the period during which the ventricles are relaxing, while atrial diastole is the period during which the atria are relaxing. The term diastole originates from the Greek word διαστολη, meaning dilation.
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- Definition of DIASTOLE. : a rhythmically recurrent expansion; especially: the dilatation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood. — di·a·stol·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈstae-ˈstä\ lik. Adjective see diastole defined for. KIDS. advertisementefinition of DIASTOLE. : a rhythmically recurrent expansion; especially: the dilatation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood. — di·a·stol·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈstae-ˈstä\ lik. Adjective see diastole defined for. KIDS. advertisement
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diastole the period between contractions of the atria or the ventricles during which blood enters the relaxed chambers from the systemic circulation and the lungs. Ventricular diastole begins with the onset of the second heart sound and ends with the first heart sound. Compare systole. See also adiastole.
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- Dear Sonya, Diastolic dysfunction is an abnormality in the relaxation phase of the heart beat during which the heart is filling with blood in preparation for the next ejection. Based on findings measured by the echocardiogram, there are 3 grades: Grade 1 (mild), Grade 2 (moderate) , and Grade 3 (severe).
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- Diastole /daɪˈaestəliː/ daɪˈæstəliː is the part of the cardiac cycle when the heart refills with blood following (systole). contraction
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Medical Definition of Diastolic Medical Definition of Diastolic. Diastolic: Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The noun for diastolic is diastole. (The final letter in diastole is pronounced as a long e as in lee.) The diastolic pressure is specifically the minimum arterial pressure during relaxation and dilatation of the ventricles of the heart when the ventricles fill with blood.
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Heart Each heartbeat has two basic parts: diastole (di-AS-toe-lee) and systole (SIS-toe-lee). During diastole, the atria and ventricles of your heart relax and begin to fill with blood. At the end of diastole, your heart's atria contract (atrial systole) and pump blood into the ventricles. The atria then begin to relax. Next, your heart's ventricles contract (ventricular systole) and pump blood out of your heart.
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Diastole and Systole Phases of the Cardiac Cycle There are two phases of the cardiac cycle. In the diastole phase, the heart ventricles are relaxed and the heart fills with blood. In the systole phase, the ventricles contract and pump blood to the arteries. One cardiac cycle is completed when the heart fills with blood and the blood is pumped out of the heart.
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What does diastolic measure? Diastolic refers to the moment when the heart muscle is relaxed between contractions. Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure at that moment - the lower of the two blood pressure numbers. (e.g. if the blood pressure is 120/80, the diastolic pressure is 80.) it is the bottom number of a blood pressure reading. it measures the force of blood in the chambers of the heart: the atria and ventricles.
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Human Physiology/Print Version Cardiac diastole is the period of time when the heart relaxes after contraction in preparation for refilling with circulating blood. Ventricular diastole is when the ventricles are relaxing, while atrial diastole is when the atria are relaxing.Together they are known as complete cardiac diastole.ormally, both atria contract at the same time. The term systole is synonymous with contraction (movement or shortening) of a muscle. Electrical systole is the electrical activity that stimulates the cardiac muscle of the heart chambers to make them contract.
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systole atrial systole contraction of the atria by which blood is forced into the ventricles; it precedes the true or ventricular systole and is indicated by the fourth heart sound. extra systole see extrasystole. ventricular systole contraction of the ventricles, forcing blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery.
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- Normally, both atria contract at the same time. The term systole is synonymous with contraction (movement or shortening) of a muscle. Electrical systole is the electrical activity that stimulates the cardiac muscle of the heart chambers to make them contract.ormally, both atria contract at the same time. The term systole is synonymous with contraction (movement or shortening) of a muscle. Electrical systole is the electrical activity that stimulates the cardiac muscle of the heart chambers to make them contract.
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chapter 6 functions of the circulatory system At the end of diastole, your heart's atria contract (atrial systole) and pump blood into the ventricles. The atria then begin to relax. Next, your heart's ventricles contract (ventricular systole) and pump blood out of your heart.
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Systole Atrial systole occurs toward the end of ventricular diastole, completing the filling of the ventricles. In an ECG, atrial systole is associated with atrial depolarization, or the P wave deflection. “Systole” may also refer to the contraction stage of the contractile vacuole in protozoans. Compare diastole.
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Diastole Ventricular diastole is the period during which the ventricles are filling and relaxing, while atrial diastole is the period during which the atria are relaxing. The term diastole originates from the Greek word διαστολη, meaning dilation. Diastole is closely related to the phenomenon of recoil within ballistics.