Virtual electrode polarization leads to reentry in the far field

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 946-956

  Lindblom, A E ^a   Aguel, F ^a   Trayanova, N A ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidomain model; Critical point hypothesis; Far field effect; Lower limit of vulnerability; Reentry; Upper limit of vulnerability; Virtual electrode polarization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SHOCK; SIMULATION;

EID: 0034886448     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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