Normal and fractionated cardiac near fields and their relation to microstructure - An experimental approach

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 51-54

  Hofer, E ^a   Sanchez Quintana, D ^b   Flank, G ^a   Tischler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrium; Cardiac near fields; Discontinuous conduction

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BLOOD VESSELS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MUSCLE; TISSUE; VECTORS;

ATRIUM; CARDIAC NEAR FIELDS; DISCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 1542333392     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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