RT Book, Section A1 Ionescu, Adrian M. A1 DeGroot, Kerry A2 Freeman, Brian S. A2 Berger, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1102569387 T1 Ventricular Function T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071821377 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102569387 RD 2024/04/20 AB The cardiac cycle can be divided into alternating periods of myocardial contraction, or systole, and periods of myocardial relaxation, or diastole. Ventricular systolic function is best understood quantitatively in terms of cardiac output (CO) and ejection fraction (EF), whereas the diastolic component of ventricular function relates to the ventricular isovolumetric relaxation time and ventricular capacitance during filling.