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CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations.

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Treatment with antioxidant vitamins has been found to improve myocardial contraction and relaxation defects in septic animals as a consequence of alleviated inflammatory response and apoptosis [114].

Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Oxidative Implications in the Initiation and Resolution of the Damage

NNBP also strengthens myocardial tissue perfusion through its squeezing effect of myocardial contraction on coronary arterial and venous systems.

Preservation of Myocardial Perfusion and Function by Keeping Hypertrophied Heart Empty and Beating for Valve Surgery: An In Vivo MR Study of Pig Hearts

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed moderately enlarged left atrium (LA) with slight reduction of left ventricular myocardial contraction, mild pericardial effusion, and normal left ventricular ejection fraction of 50%.

Intramural Hematoma versus Thrombus: Radiation-induced Heart Disease Results in Mass Formation after Radiofrequency Ablation

ISO causes exaggerated [Ca.sup.2+] influx, increased myocardial contraction, oxygen demand, leading to depletion of ATP and electron leakage from the respiratory chain.

Kampeferol protects against oxidative stress and apoptotic damage in experimental model of isoproterenol-induced cardiac toxicity in rats

The cardiac MRI is used to determine myocardial contraction (Okeke et al., 2013).