Low energy defibrillation in human cardiac tissue: A simulation study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1364-1373

  Morgan, Stuart W ^a   Plank, Gernot ^b   Biktasheva, Irina V ^a   Biktashev, Vadim N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART PACING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIOVERSION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES; FEEDBACK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SOFTWARE;

EID: 62649168742     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.031     Document Type: Article

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