The dynamics of vortex-like reentry wave filaments in three-dimensional computer models

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 129-138

  Ashihara, Takashi ^a   Namba, Tsunetoyo ^b   Ito, Makoto ^a   Kinoshita, Masahiko ^a   Nakazawa, Kazuo ^c  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; FitzHugh Nagumo model; L type calcium current; Luo Rudy Phase I model; Ventricular fibrillation; Vortex waves

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM CURRENT; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033393063     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90062-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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