Impact of tissue geometry on simulated cholinergic atrial fibrillation: A modeling study

Chaos

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Comtois, Philippe ^a,b   Nattel, Stanley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PATHOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART ATRIA; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 79953287640     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3544470     Document Type: Article

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