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myocardial contractility
Pharmacology:
- inotropes increase myocardial contractility
- negative inotropes (beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers) decrease myocardial contractility
Pathology:
- disorders associated with diminished myocardia contractility
- hypothyroidism
- left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Related
cardiac/heart muscle (myocardium)
General
contraction (contractile, contractility)
References
- Wikipedia: Myocardial contractility
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocardial_contractility