Left Ventricular Fractional Shortening Determination

**Semantic type:** Diagnostic Procedure

**Definition:** The fraction of the left ventricle diastolic dimension that is lost during systole; the measurement is calculated using the following formula: (end-diastolic dimension - end-systolic dimension) / end-diastolic dimension; the quotient is then multiplied by one hundred to be expressed as a percent.

**Synonyms:** - LVFS - LVFS - Left Ventricular Fractional Shortening - Left Ventricular Fractional Shortening - Shortening Fraction - Shortening Fraction - Shortening Fraction - Shortening Fraction