To initiate cardiac muscle contraction, calcium binds to troponin, causing a shift in tropomyosin that exposes the myosin binding sites on actin.

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To initiate cardiac muscle contraction, calcium binds to troponin, causing a shift in tropomyosin that exposes the myosin binding sites on actin.