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  2. Bowditch effect - Wikipedia

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    The sodium-calcium exchanger (which allows 3 Na + to flow down its electrochemical gradient in exchange for 1 Ca ++ ion to flow out of the cell) works to decrease the levels of intracellular calcium. As the heart rate becomes more robust, and the length of diastole decreases, the Na + /K +-ATPase, which removes the Na + brought into the cell by ...

  3. Myocardial contractility - Wikipedia

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    Heart rate; Conduction velocity; Preload; Afterload; Contractility; By this model, if myocardial performance changes while preload, afterload, heart rate, and conduction velocity are all held constant, then the change in performance must be due to a change in contractility. However, changes in contractility alone generally do not occur.

  4. Cardiac action potential - Wikipedia

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    [17] [18] The influx of calcium ions (Ca 2+) through L-type calcium channels also constitutes a minor part of the depolarisation effect. [19] The slope of phase 0 on the action potential waveform (see figure 2) represents the maximum rate of voltage change of the cardiac action potential and is known as dV/dt max.

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    Science & Tech. Sports. Weather. 24/7 ... some medications for thyroid conditions and migraines can also affect your resting heart rate,” she notes. ... If your heart rate is excessively high or ...

  6. Lusitropy - Wikipedia

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    Lusitropy or lucitropy is the rate of myocardial relaxation. The increase in cytosolic calcium of cardiomyocytes via increased uptake leads to increased myocardial contractility (positive inotropic effect), but the myocardial relaxation, or lusitropy, decreases.

  7. Calcium in biology - Wikipedia

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    The US Institute of Medicine (IOM) established Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for calcium in 1997 and updated those values in 2011. [6] See table. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) uses the term Population Reference Intake (PRIs) instead of RDAs and sets slightly different numbers: ages 4–10 800 mg, ages 11–17 1150 mg, ages 18–24 1000 mg, and >25 years 950 mg. [10]

  8. Calcification - Wikipedia

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    Calcification of soft tissue (arteries, cartilage, heart valves, [1] [2] etc.) can be caused by vitamin K 2 deficiency or by poor calcium absorption due to a high calcium/vitamin D ratio. This can occur with or without a mineral imbalance. A common misconception is that calcification is caused by excess amount of calcium in diet. Dietary ...

  9. Calcium sparks - Wikipedia

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    Type 2 – found mainly in the heart; Type 3 – found mainly in the brain; Opening of the channel allows Ca 2+ to pass from the SR, into the cell. This increases the local Ca 2+ concentration around the RyR, by a factor of 10. [4] Calcium sparks can either be evoked or spontaneous, as described below. Figure 1: An evoked calcium spark, in a ...