Effects of electroporation on the transmembrane potential distribution in a two-dimensional bidomain model of cardiac tissue

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 701-714

  Aguel, Felipe ^a   Debruin, Katherine A ^b,c   Krassowska, Wanda ^b,c   Trayanova, Natalia A ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation shocks; Electrical breakdown; Saturation of transmembrane potential; Virtual electrodes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032964078     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00247.x     Document Type: Article

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