Spiral tip movement: The role of the action potential wavelength in polymorphic cardiac arrhythmias

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1909-1923

  Starmer, C Frank ^a   Starobin, Josef ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0030268059     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127496001247     Document Type: Article

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