Computational framework for simulating the mechanisms and ECG of re-entrant ventricular fibrillation

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 707-726

  Clayton, Richard H ^a   Holden, Arun V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmia; Computer model; Electrocardiogram; Heart

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; NEUROLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIAL PROPAGATION; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA; COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; COMPUTER MODELS; ECG SIGNALS; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; HEART SURFACE; VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GEOMETRY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; ACTION POTENTIAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0036855502     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/23/4/310     Document Type: Article

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