Simulation of the QRS complex using papillary muscle positions as the site of early activation in human subjects

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-164

  Hakacova, Nina ^a,b   Bass, Geoffrey D ^c   Olson, Charles W ^d   Robinson, Anna M C ^e   Selvester, Ronald H ^f  

^a Department of Pediatric Cardiology   (Slovakia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ECG TECH Corp   (United States)

^e WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f Memorial Hospital Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical activation; Heart conduction system; Papillary muscle; QRS axis; QRS duration; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QRS DURATION; SIMULATION;

ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PAPILLARY MUSCLES;

EID: 60349103624     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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