Fig. 6From: Left ventricular function: time-varying elastance and left ventricular aortic couplingStroke volume, derived from the left-hand panel, multiplied by heart rate yields cardiac output on the right-hand panel. Thus, for a given ESPVR, diastolic pressure–volume relationship, and afterload, a range of end-diastolic pressures on the left-hand panel yield the ventricular function curve on the right-hand panel. LV left ventricularBack to article page