Modeling the interaction between propagating cardiac waves and monophasic and biphasic field stimuli: The importance of the induced spatial excitatory response

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1183-1196

  Fishler, Matthew G ^a,b   Sobie, Eric A ^a   Tung, Leslie ^a   Thakor, Nitish V ^a  

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

^b Ventritex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

biphasic waveform; computer modeling; defibrillation; discontinuous bidomain; excitatory response; field excitation; monophasic waveform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEART EXCITATION; HEART STIMULATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0030448753     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00497.x     Document Type: Article

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