# Cardiac Terminology: What does this mean?

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**Created:** [December 2, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-terminology-what-does-this-mean/706103 "2014-12-02T05:19:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-terminology-what-does-this-mean/706103/1 "2014-12-02T05:19:24Z")

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“The ratio of systolic to diastolic pulmonary vein flow was reduced (diastolic predominant).”

The was in a report of my Left Ventricle. Everything else was judged normal.

I have a cardiologist who I don’t fully trust (working on going to another). I was diagnosed with POTS syndrome and, possibly, PSVT. I have some of my medical records, with his report, for another reason entirely.