Modeling cardiac mechano-electrical feedback using reaction-diffusion-mechanics systems

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 238, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1000-1007

  Keldermann, R H ^a   Nash, M P ^b   Panfilov, A V ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mechanics; Mechano electrical feedback; Reaction diffusion systems; Spiral wave breakup; Stretch activated channels

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HEART; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY; COUPLED REACTION; ELECTRICAL FEEDBACK; REACTION DIFFUSION; REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; REACTION DIFFUSION SYSTEMS; SPIRAL WAVE BREAKUP; SPIRAL WAVE DYNAMICS;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS;

EID: 67349191454     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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