Interactions between Extracellular Stimuli and Excitation Waves in an Atrial Reentrant Loop

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1064-1074

  Johnson, Chad R ^a   Barr, Roger C ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitachycardia pacing; Atrial electrophysiology; Extracellular stimulation; Ring model of reentry; Termination of reentry

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRODE; GEOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0242543965     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02443.x     Document Type: Article

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