Nonsustained reentry following successive stimulation of cardiac tissue through a unipolar electrode

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 768-778

  Roth, Bradley J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidomain; Break stimulation; No response; Reentry; Spiral wave

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0030855668     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00835.x     Document Type: Article

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