treppe /trep·pe/ (trep´ĕ) [Ger.] the gradual increase in muscular contraction following rapidly repeated stimulation.
trep·pe (tr p  )n. The occurrence of a successive increase in amplitude of the first few contractions of cardiac muscle that has received a number of stimuli of the same intensity following a quiescent period. Also called staircase phenomenon. |
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