Computing cardiac recovery maps from electrograms and monophasic action potentials under heterogeneous and ischemic conditions

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1089-1127

  Scacchi, Simone ^a   Franzone, Piero Colli ^b   Pavarino, Luca F ^a   Taccardi, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropic Bidomain model; cardiac tissue heterogeneity; electrogram; monophasic action potential; Reaction diffusion systems; repolarization time markers; subendocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

BIDOMAIN MODELS; CARDIAC TISSUES; ELECTROGRAM; MONOPHASIC ACTION POTENTIAL; REACTION DIFFUSION SYSTEMS; REPOLARIZATION; SUBENDOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

ANISOTROPY; BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DYNAMIC MODELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; RECOVERY; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; TISSUE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77955667228     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021820251000457X     Document Type: Article

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