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Cardiac Myosin Activation Enhances Contractility While Preserving Myocardial Energetics Compared With β-Adrenergic Stimulation
Mohsin Rahim, Tomáš Baka, Huamei He…·Ivan Luptak
This study compares CK-138 and dobutamine, showing CK-138 improves cardiac contractility without worsening myocardial energetics, unlike dobutamine which depletes ATP and shifts metabolism toward glycolysis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.14.732203