title: Commentary: Acute Myocardial Response to Stretch: What We (don't) Know.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Baft Branch, Islamic Azad University Baft, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vahidi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman, Iran; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman, Iran; Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Siyavash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joukar
keywords: apelinergic system; frank starling mechanism; inotropic effect; myocardial stretch; slow force response