Bowditch effect

The Bowditch effect, also known as the Treppe phenomenon or Treppe effect or Staircase Phenomenon, is an autoregulation method by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate. It was first observed by Henry Pickering Bowditch in 1871.

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