Defibrillation threshold computed from normal and supernormal excitable cardiac tissue

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 188, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 175-190

  Zhang, H ^a   Holden, A V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bi domain model of cardiac tissue; Defibrillation threshold; External electrical stimulation; Normal excitability; Reentrant excitation; Supernormal excitability

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; TISSUE;

CARDIAC TISSUES; DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLDS;

DEFIBRILLATORS;

CARDIOLOGY;

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; MODEL;

EID: 0842303256     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2003.10.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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