Vulnerability for reentry in a three dimensional model of human atria: A simulation study

2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 224-227

  Tobon C ^a   Ruiz C ^b   Rodriguez J F ^c   Hornero, F ^d   Ferrero Jr , J M ^e   Saiz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL CELLS; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; ECTOPIC BEATS; ELECTRICAL REMODELING; PULMONARY VEINS; SIMULATION STUDIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

REENTRY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY VEINS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 78650850312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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