Effects of early afterdepolarizations on reentry in cardiac tissue: A simulation study

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Huffaker, Ray B ^a   Weiss, James N ^a   Kogan, Boris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Parallel computing; Spontaneous sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release; Torsades des pointes; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART EXCITATION; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SIMULATION; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34447527274     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01309.2006     Document Type: Article

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