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

Transplant Proc. 2002 Sep;34(6):2185-91. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)03197-4.

Authors

N Kayhan¹, J P Bodem, C F Vahl, S Hagl

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

PMID: 12270359
DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)03197-4

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Atrial Function / physiology*
Calcium / analysis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery*
Diastole / physiology
Heart Atria / physiopathology*
Heart Rate
Heart Transplantation / physiology*
Humans
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / physiology
Myocardial Contraction*
Stress, Mechanical

Substances

Calcium