A computer heart model incorporating anisotropic propagation III. Simulation of ectopic beats

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-90

  Xu, Zhenyao ^c   Gulrajani, Ramesh M ^b   Molin, Franck ^c   Lorange, Michel ^a   Dubé, Bruno ^c   Savard, Pierre ^c   Nadeau, Réginald A ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropic propagation; Body surface potential maps; Computer heart model; Ectopic beats; QRS integral

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ANISOTROPY; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0029923207     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(96)80117-8     Document Type: Article

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