Type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) is characterized by the dysregulation of insulin release from the B cells, along with insulin resistance in peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle, brain, and liver

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Isovolumetric Ventricular Relaxation

Closure of aortic valve producing the second heart sound (S2).

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Isovolumetric Ventricular Relaxation

Because all valves are closed again, ventricular volume is constant.

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Isovolumetric Ventricular Relaxation

begins after the ventricles are fully repolarized, marked by the end of the T wave on the ECG.

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Rapid Ventricular Filling

ventricular pressure falls to its lowest level (below atrial pressure), the AV valve opens.

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Rapid Ventricular Filling

Ventricular pressure remains low, because the ventricle is still relaxed and compliant.