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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Myocardial Contraction
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Muscle Contraction > Myocardial Contraction

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Myocardial Contraction  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cardiac Inotropism
  • Cardiac Inotropisms
  • Contractilities, Heart
  • Contractility, Heart
  • Heart Contractilities
  • Heart Contractility
  • Inotropism, Cardiac
  • Inotropisms, Cardiac

Note

  • inotropic action of drugs = MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION /drug eff (IM) + drug with /pharmacol (IM) + STIMULATION, CHEMICAL (NIM) for positive inotropic action & DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL (NIM) for negative but note that INOTROPIC AGENTS, POSITIVE CARDIAC see CARDIOTONIC AGENTS is available; for chronotropic action see note on HEART RATE; relaxation of cardiac muscle: DIASTOLE, do not add MUSCLE RELAXATION

Scope note

  • Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009200

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