Spiral Wave Control by a Localized Stimulus: A Bidomain Model Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-233

  Ashihara, Takashi ^a   Namba, Tsunetoyo ^b   Ito, Makoto ^b   Ikeda, Takanori ^b   Nakazawa, Kazuo ^b   Trayanova, Natalia ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Working Grp Cardiac Simulat/Map   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitachycardia pacing; Bidomain model; Cathode break excitation; Spiral wave control; Virtual electrode polarization; Wavebreak

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; MODEL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542350175     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03381.x     Document Type: Article

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