Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009200
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Preferred Name

Myocardial Contraction
Definitions
Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM. The quality of affecting MYOCARDIUM contractility, positively or negatively.
Synonyms
Contraction, Myocardial
Contractility, Heart
Heart Contractility
Contractilities, Heart
Contractions, Myocardial
Cardiac Inotropism
Heart Contractilities
Inotropisms, Cardiac
Cardiac Inotropisms
Myocardial Contractions
Inotropism, Cardiac
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definition

Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.

The quality of affecting MYOCARDIUM contractility, positively or negatively.
altLabel
Contraction, Myocardial
Contractility, Heart
Heart Contractility
Contractilities, Heart
Contractions, Myocardial
Cardiac Inotropism
Heart Contractilities
Inotropisms, Cardiac
Cardiac Inotropisms
Myocardial Contractions
Inotropism, Cardiac
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prefLabel
Myocardial Contraction
Machine permutation
75
HN
75
type
tui
T042
T040
TERMUI
T027437
T027438
T027436
TH
NLM (1975)
UNK (19XX)
MMR
20160623
notation
D009200
Inverse of RO
Semantic type UMLS property
Inverse of AQ
FX
D017682
D002316
DX
19750901
cui
C1258017
C0027045
C1258016
DC
1
MN
G09.330.580
G11.427.494.570
AN
inotropic action of drugs = MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION /drug eff (IM) + drug with /pharmacol (IM) + STIMULATION, CHEMICAL (NIM) for positive inotropic action & DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL (NIM) for negative but note that INOTROPIC AGENTS, POSITIVE CARDIAC see CARDIOTONIC AGENTS is available; for chronotropic action see note on HEART RATE; relaxation of cardiac muscle: DIASTOLE, do not add MUSCLE RELAXATION
AQL
DE GE IM PH RE
MDA
19990101
subClassOf
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