The positive staircase (force-frequency relationship) and the Frank-Starling mechanism are altered in atrial myocardium of patients in end-stage heart failure transplanted for dilative cardiomyopathy.
Kayhan
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Bodem
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Vahl
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Hagl
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D016275:Atrial Function / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D002118:Calcium