aborted systole


a·bort·ed sys·to·le

a loss of the systolic beat in the radial pulse through weakness of the ventricular contraction.

a·bort·ed sys·to·le

(ă-bōrt'ĕd sis'tŏ-lē) A loss of the systolic beat in the radial pulse through weakness of the ventricular contraction.

aborted systole

A premature cardiac systole in which arterial pressure is increased little if at all because of inadequate filling of ventricles resulting from shortening of the preceding diastole.See also: systole