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Cardiac contractility is the force of contraction possible for any given length of the cardiac muscle. It is related to the intracellular calcium levels.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agothe strength of the contraction. The ability of the heart to contract independtely of preload and afterload.
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A positive inotropic agent is something that?
increases the contractility of myocardial fibers
A patient has an 80 percent blockage of his left anterior descending coronary artery Describe what occurs in terms of myocardial oxygen supply and demand if his sympathetic nervous system is stimulate?
Increased myocardial contractility increases the oxygen demand for the myocardial cells. If the demand of oxygen exceeds the supply, death of myocardial tissue can occur.
What is the normal compensatory response to a decreased cardiac contractility often seen in myocardial infarction?
Increase in heart rate as Cardiac Output = Heart rate x Stroke volume. As SV will be decreased, HR increases to compensate.
There are two primary kinds of cells in the heart muscle These cells are the myocardial and electrical cells?
Myocardial cells lines the muscular walls of heart tissues (contractility and extensibility) Electrical cells is the conduction system of the heart. Can be conducted 3 ways: automaticity that generates action potential, excitability that responds to electrical impulses and conductivity transmit an electrical impulses from one cell to the next
Elasticity and contractility are properties of?
arteries
Muscle tissue is characterized by its?
contractility
What is the medical term meaning poor contractility of the stomach?
Gastroparesis is the medical term meaning poor contractility of the stomach. It often, but not always, is a complication of diabetes.
What is a heart attack known as?
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).
Why does contractility of the cardiac muscle increase with increased filling?
It doesn't - "contractility" refers to the force generated at any given length of muscle. Therefore although the force of contraction does increase with filling, the contractility does not.The reason the force of contraction increases with filling is because filling stretches the heart muscles. Increased stretch causes an increase in force of contraction.Contractility changes because of changes in the level of intracellular calcium. This can be changed by things such as adrenalin (epinephrine), which increases contractility and β blockers, which decrease contractility.
Abbreviation for myocardial infarction?
The abbreviation for myocardial infarction is M.I.
How can you use Myocardial in a sentence?
This means relating to the muscle tissue of the heart. Here are some sentences.He suffered a myocardial infarction, or heart attack.The disease caused myocardial damage.He has a myocardial infection.
What is the accented syllable in the pronunciation of myocardial?
Myocardial is accented on the third syllable.
