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Cardiac Cycle - Reduced Ejection (Phase 4)

Aortic and Pulmonic Valves Open; AV Valves Remain Closed

cardiac anatomy - reduced ejectionCardiac cycleApproximately 200 msec after the QRS and the beginning of ventricular contraction, ventricular repolarization occurs, as shown by the T-wave of the electrocardiogram. Repolarization leads to a decline in ventricular active tension and pressure generation; therefore, the rate of ejection (ventricular emptying) falls. Ventricular pressure falls slightly below the outflow tract pressure; however, outward flow still occurs because of kinetic (or inertial) energy of the blood.

Left atrial and right atrial pressures gradually rise because venous return from the lungs and from the systemic circulation continue to fill those chambers.

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Revised 11/04/2023

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