Phenomena and Processes

Systole

Period of contraction of the HEART, especially of the HEART VENTRICLES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Period of contraction of the HEART, especially of the HEART VENTRICLES.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Systoles
  • Systolic Time Interval
  • Interval, Systolic Time
  • Intervals, Systolic Time
  • Systolic Time Intervals
  • Time Interval, Systolic
  • Time Intervals, Systolic

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

SYSTOLIC PRESSURE see BLOOD PRESSURE & do not add SYSTOLE (NIM) unless particularly discussed

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History Note

91(79); was see under MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION 1979-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart (1966-1978)
  • Heart Ventricle (1966-1978)
  • Myocardial Contraction (1975-1978)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G09.330.580w.880w
  2. G11.427.494w.570w.880w

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NLM Classification

WG 280

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Systole. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013599. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013599
  2. Systole. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systole
  3. Systole. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q496359