Electrical stimulation of cardiac tissue by a bipolar electrode in a conductive bath

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1449-1458

  Latimer, David C ^a   Roth, Bradley J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidomain; Cardiac stimulation; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; TISSUE;

BIPOLAR ELECTRODES; CARDIAC TISSUES; CONDUCTIVE BATHS;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0032404109     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.730438     Document Type: Article

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