Andrés-Delgado, LauraLauraAndrés-DelgadoMercader Huber, Nadia IsabelNadia IsabelMercader Huber0000-0002-0905-63992024-10-242024-10-242016-03-04https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/140297Mechanotransduction refers to the conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical or electrical signals that initiate structural and functional remodeling in cells and tissues. The heart is a kinetic organ whose form changes considerably during development and disease. This requires cardiomyocytes to be mechanically durable and able to mount coordinated responses to a variety of environmental signals on different time scales, including cardiac pressure loading and electrical and hemodynamic forces. During physiological growth, myocytes, endocardial and epicardial cells have to adaptively remodel to these mechanical forces. Here we review some of the recent advances in the understanding of how mechanical forces influence cardiac development, with a focus on fluid flow forces. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cardiomyocyte Biology: Integration of Develomental and Environmental Cues in the Heart edited by Marcus Schaub and Hughes Abriel.enBlood and pericardial flowCardiac developmentMechanosensingMechanotransductionMouseZebrafish600 - Technology::610 - Medicine & health500 - Science::570 - Life sciences; biologyarticle10.7892/boris.796102695293510.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.03.004