Portion of the heartbeat cycle when the heart muscles have relaxed and the chambers fill with blood. The left ventricular diastole is represented in the PDD sphygmograph tracing as the descending limb of the pulse wave (catacrotic limb).
Portion of the heartbeat cycle when the heart muscles have relaxed and the chambers fill with blood. The left ventricular diastole is represented in the PDD sphygmograph tracing as the descending limb of the pulse wave (catacrotic limb).