Computer modeling of ventricular rhythm during atrial fibrillation and ventricular pacing

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1512-1520

  Lian, Jie ^a   Müssig, Dirk ^a   Lang, Volker ^a  

^a Micro Systems Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; AV conduction; AV junction; Concealed conduction; Electrotonic modulation; Refractory period; RR interval; Ventricular pacing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AV CONDUCTION; AV JUNCTION; CONCEALED CONDUCTION; ELECTROTONIC MODULATION; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RR INTERVAL; VENTRICULAR PACING;

CARDIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33746582820     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2006.876627     Document Type: Article

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