Effect of cell geometry on conduction velocity in a subcellular model of myocardium

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2107-2114

  Toure, Amadou ^a   Cabo, Candido ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectric phenomena; cardiovascular system; modeling; simulation

Indexed keywords

CELL GEOMETRIES; CELL SIZE; COMPUTER MODELS; CONDUCTION VELOCITY; MODELING; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; SIMULATION; SUB-CELLULAR; TISSUE ARCHITECTURE; TRANSVERSE CONDUCTION; TRANSVERSE VELOCITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; GAP JUNCTION; GEOMETRY; HEART MUSCLE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 77955859638     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2010.2050064     Document Type: Article

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