{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cardiac Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcardiac","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcardiac\/","title":"Contractility: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cardiac Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"W6yEv6znRV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/contractility-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Contractility: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/contractility-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=W6yEv6znRV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Contractility: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cardiac Hospitals\" data-secret=\"W6yEv6znRV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Contractility is the heart muscle\u2019s ability to squeeze and generate force. It describes how strongly the myocardium (heart muscle) can contract, separate from how full the heart is or how much pressure it pumps against. Clinicians use Contractility when discussing heart failure, shock, valve disease, and many other cardiovascular conditions. It is also a common concept in echocardiography, intensive care monitoring, and medication selection."}