Exploring anodal and cathodal make and break cardiac excitation mechanisms in a 3D anisotropic bidomain model

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-114

  Colli Franzone, P ^a   Pavarino, L F ^b   Scacchi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D parallel simulations; Anodal and cathodal stimulations; Bidomain model; Cardiac anisotropy; Virtual electrodes

Indexed keywords

ANODAL AND CATHODAL STIMULATIONS; BIDOMAIN MODEL; CARDIAC ANISOTROPY; PARALLEL SIMULATIONS; VIRTUAL ELECTRODE;

ANISOTROPY; BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; CATHODES; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; EXCITED STATES; HEART; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AMPLITUDE; ANISOTROPY; CARDIOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRODE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARALLEL COMPUTING; SYMMETRY; THRESHOLD;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROPORATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE TYPES; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 79952698365     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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