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| • Myocardial relaxation |
| - load |
| - inactivation (calcium homeostasis, myofilaments, energetics) |
| - non‐uniformity |
| • Passive properties of ventricular wall |
| - myocardial stiffness (cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix) |
| - wall thickness |
| - chamber geometry |
| • Other determinants |
| - structures surrounding the ventricle (pericardium, lungs, remaining cardiac chambers) |
| - left atrium, pulmonary veins and mitral valve |
| - heart rate |
