Question

When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in response to an increased workload, cardiac myocardial cells will:?

Answer 1

In response to an increased workload, cardiac myocardial cells will increase in size. Myocardial cells are the muscle cells within the heart. These cells naturally increase in size as the heart enlarges during development. The cells can also grow during extensive exercise, heart disease, or due to an injury to the heart muscle (such as a heart attack).