Term Name: positive regulation of heart contraction
Synonyms: activation of heart contraction, positive regulation of cardiac contraction, stimulation of heart contraction, up regulation of heart contraction, up-regulation of heart contraction, upregulation of heart contraction
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of heart contraction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045823]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of blood circulation regulation of heart contraction
has subtype: positive regulation of cardiac muscle contraction positive regulation of heart rate positive regulation of the force of heart contraction by chemical signal
positively regulates: heart contraction