Rhythms of high-grade block in an ionic model of a strand of regionally ischemic ventricular muscle

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-45

  López, Alejandro ^a   Arce, Humberto ^a   Guevara, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternans; Bifurcations; Conduction block; Period multupling; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MUSCLE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HEART BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; IONIC MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 35148868662     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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