Stability of scroll excitation waves in human atria during fibrillation: A computational study

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2007, Pages 285-288

  Kharche, S ^a   Garratt, C J ^a   Holden, A V ^b   Zhang, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELS; ACTION POTENTIAL DURATIONS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRICAL EXCITATIONS; EXCITATION WAVES; RE-ENTRANT WAVES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHAOS;

CARDIOLOGY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 62249161782     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CIC.2007.4745477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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