Anisotropy, Fiber Curvature, and Bath Loading Effects on Activation in Thin and Thick Cardiac Tissue Preparations: Simulations in a Three-Dimensional Bidomain Model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 424-444

  Henriquez, Craig S ^a   Muzikant, Adam L ^a   Smoak, Charles K ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Anisotropy; Bidomain; Cardiac modeling; Mapping; Propagation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0029930016     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00548.x     Document Type: Article

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