Activation and repolarization patterns are governed by different structural characteristics of ventricular myocardium: Experimental study with voltage-sensitive dyes and numerical simulations

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 512-530

  Efimov, Igor R ^a,c   Ermentrout, Bard ^b   Huang, David T ^a   Salama, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

activation; imaging techniques; Luo Rudy model; repolarization; specialized conduction system; voltage sensitive dyes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPICARDIUM; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029884881     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00558.x     Document Type: Article

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