Sentences with phrase «heart muscle contraction»

But the defective genes that affect the force of heart muscle contraction in the left ventricle are the same genes that affect the right ventricle.

«Women have a higher incremental risk of suffering an arrhythmia after taking these drugs than do men probably because (1) the interval between heart muscle contractions is naturally longer for women than for men and (2) male sex hormones moderate the heart muscle's sensitivity to these drugs,» the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office) concluded in 2001.

Many of the medications used to treat canine heart disease decrease blood levels of potassium, putting the dog at risk for heart arrhythmias and weaker heart muscle contractions.

If congestive heart failure develops, a combination of diuretics, drugs to support heart muscle contraction, and medications to prevent fluid retention are all indicated.

Myokardia has two other drugs in the early stage of development; HCM - 2 which they hope will also lessen heart muscle contraction force («contractility») in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and LUS - 1 to counteract the «scrambling» (= myofiber disarray) of heart muscle fibers that also occurs in HCM.

If we think of the heart as having an electrical system that sends signals to coordinate heart muscle contraction and relaxation, any short circuit in the system can lead to an irregular heartbeat, and then decreased function.

Medications are available to regulate the heart rate and to influence the force and speed of heart muscle contraction, if necessary.

As a matter of fact, drinking too much water increases the risk of depleting your body of some crucial minerals (potassium and sodium) weakening the heart muscle contraction.

Studies have shown that taurine can help lower cholesterol, increase the effectiveness of heart muscle contractions, and improve blood flow and oxygen supply to heart cells.

These may include beta - blockers such as propanolol or atenolol to reduce the heart rate, calcium channel blockers (diltiazem and captopril) to reduce the force of heart muscle contractions, ACE - inhibitors (enalapril, benazepril) to reduce blood volume, and vasodilators (amlodipine) to increase the diameter of blood vessels.

In humans, Coenzyme Q supplementation has improved the strength of heart muscle contraction.

Medications are available to regulate the heart rate and to influence the force and speed of heart muscle contraction.