A Mechanism for the Upper Limit of Vulnerability

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-367

  Mazeh, Nachaat ^a   Roth, Bradley J ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidomain; Computer simulation; Reentry; Upper limit of vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SHOCK WAVE; UPPER LIMIT OF VULNERABILITY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 60749086530     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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