Editing End-systolic volume (section)

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'''End-systolic volume''' ('''ESV''') is the volume of blood in a [[Ventricle (heart)|ventricle]] at the end of contraction, or [[Systole (medicine)|systole]], and the beginning of filling, or [[diastole]].

ESV is the lowest volume of blood in the ventricle at any point in the [[cardiac cycle]].
The main factors that affect the end-systolic volume are [[afterload]] and the [[contractility of the heart]].
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