Computer simulations of cardiac defibrillation: A look inside the heart

Computing and Visualization in Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-270

  Trayanova, Natalia ^a   Eason, James ^a   Aguel, Felipe ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART;

CARDIAC STRUCTURE; CLINICAL PROCEDURE; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT HEARTS; REALISTIC MODEL; RECORDING PROCEDURE; SHOCK WAVEFORM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 34047149139     PISSN: 14329360     EISSN: 14330369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00791-002-0082-8     Document Type: Article

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