Effect of Calcium-Activated Chloride Current Blockade on Alternans of Atrial Action Potentials. Simulation Study

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 36-39

  Gomis Tena, Julio ^a   Saiz, J ^a   Ferrero Jr , J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternans; Chloride current; ICl,Ca; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ALTERNANS; CHLORIDE CURRENT; ICL,CA; IONIC MODELING;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 1542363206     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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