The role of vagal stimulation on atrial arrhythmogenesis

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1411-1412

  Vigmond, Edward J ^a   Kuo, Samuel ^b   Trayanova, Natalia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atria; Computer modeling; Reentry; Vagal stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION; ATRIA; ATRIAL ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIUM; FLUTTER CIRCUIT; VAGAL STIMULATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036911199     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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