Role of the dispersion of refractoriness on cardiac reentries

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 253-267

  Seigneuric, R G ^a,b   Chasse J L ^a   Auger, P M ^a   Bardou, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche Hopital Du Sacre Coeur de Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Excitable media; Ischemia; Reentries; Refractoriness; Waves

Indexed keywords

CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

ARRHYTHMIA; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0032935427     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(98)10085-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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