Field stimulation of cardiac fibers with random spatial structure

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-40

  Krassowska, Wanda ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Core conductor model; Defibrillation; Electric field; Gap junctions; Sawtooth potential; Transmembrane potential

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELLS; DEFIBRILLATORS; POLARIZATION;

CARDIAC FIBERS;

CARDIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART STIMULATION; MEASUREMENT; POLARIZATION; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOFIBRILS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037284455     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2002.807324     Document Type: Article

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