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Average percentage and duration of each phase during the heart cycle obtained from kinematic analysis.
| Ventricular phases |
Atrial phases |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase | % of period | Time (s) | Phase | % of period | Time (s) |
| Rest after contraction | 20.7 | 0.05 | Rest after expansion | 20.7 | 0.05 |
| Expansion | 24.0 | 0.06 | Contraction | 24.0 | 0.06 |
| Rest after expansion | 7.9 | 0.02 | Rest after contraction | 2.2 | 0.01 |
| Contraction | 47.4 | 0.12 | Expansion | 53.1 | 0.13 |
