Properties of two human atrial cell models in tissue: Restitution, memory, propagation, and reentry

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 674-690

  Cherry, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Evans, Steven J ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Human atrial models; Memory; Restitution; Spiral waves

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

BLOOD; CALCIUM; HOMINID; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; RESTING STAGE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CALCIUM; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 51349134432     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

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