What can nonlinear dynamics teach us about the development of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1261-1263

  Otani, Niels F ^a   Li, Mingyi ^a   Gilmour Jr , Robert F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CALCIUM CURRENT; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 27744437498     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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