1. Mechanical Event in the Cardiac Cycle
Mechanical event of one cardiac cycle can be divided into 7 phases, in which phase 1 is in atrial systole, phase 2-4 is in ventricular systole and phase 5-7 is in ventricular diastole. ... Just after the peak of the c wave is the x'-descent. ... The peak LAP at the end of this phase is termed the v-wave. ...
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