Population
Isolated rat ventricular myocytes
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Animal data on stretch-induced inotropy are hypothesis-generating; leaves open translation to intact hearts or clinical settings.
The study demonstrates that stretch-induced increases in myocardial contraction are mediated by early changes in myofilament calcium sensitivity and late increases in calcium transients, rather than changes in sodium or L-type calcium currents.
Hongo et al. (1996) studied this question.
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