Initiation and termination of spiral waves in a two-dimensional bidomain model of cardiac tissue

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 0, Issue 0, 1996, Pages 229-232

  Thakor, N V ^a   Fishier, M G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

BEELER-REUTER MODEL; CARDIAC MYOCYTES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL BIDOMAIN MODEL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

EID: 0030396878     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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