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Calcium plays an essential role in the regulation of energy metabolism in cardiac muscle. It controls activation of the contractile apparatus and is a major determinant of myocardial energy expenditure. Calcium is essential in oxidative phosphorylation and modulates the effects of catecholamines.
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Clark, R.E., Henry, P.D., Christlieb, I.Y., Williamson, J.R., Sobel, B.E. (1979). Myocardial Protection by a Calcium Antagonist. In: Roskamm, H., Schmuziger, M. (eds) Coronary Heart Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67295-8_31
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