Potential pharmacological therapies for atrial fibrillation. A computational study

Computing in Cardiology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2010, Pages 413-416

  Sanchez C ^a,b,c   Corrias, A ^c   Laguna, P ^a,b   Davies, M ^d   Swinton, J ^d   Jacobson, I ^e   Pueyo, E ^a,b,c   Rodriguez B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL DURATIONS; ACTION POTENTIALS; APD RESTITUTION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CONDUCTION VELOCITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEART RATES; IN-CONTROL; ION CHANNEL; IONIC MECHANISMS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MULTI-CHANNEL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

TISSUE;

EID: 79953816738     PISSN: 23258861     EISSN: 2325887X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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