Bowditch effect

Bowditch effect

An autoregulation method with which myocardial contractility increases with an increase in heart rate. Also known as the Treppe phenomenon.

One of the explanations is the inability of the Na+/K+-ATPase to keep up with influx of sodium at higher heart rates. This results in an accumulation of calcium in the myocardial cell via the sodium calcium exchanger.


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