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Old 06-27-2007, 09:10 PM
dskuri2001 dskuri2001 is offline
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Could someone explain the concept of contractility?
By definition it states that it is the intrinsic ability of a heart muscle fiber to contract at a given fiber length. And that anything that can't be explained by the notion of preload is defined as contractility. I understand the concept of preload but what are the specific parameters that can't be explained by preload.
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