Upper Limit of Vulnerability in a Defibrillation Model of the Rabbit Ventricles

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 51-56

  Rodríguez, Blanca ^a   Trayanova, Natalia ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Bidomain model; Electric shocks; Ventricles; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 17144457470     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.09.066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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