Computerized mapping of fibrillation in normal ventricular myocardium

Chaos

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-136

  Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Garfinkel, Alan ^a   Weiss, James N ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041969392     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.166293     Document Type: Article

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