Effects of boundaries and geometry on the spatial distribution of action potential duration in cardiac tissue

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-176

  Cherry, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Fenton, Flavio H ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion of refractoriness; Dispersion of repolarization; Electrotonic current; Spatial gradients

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GEOMETRY; HOMOGENEITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; DISPERSION; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 79960555126     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.06.039     Document Type: Article

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