Mechano-electrical feedback explains T-wave morphology and optimizes cardiac pump function: Insight from a multi-scale model

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 359-371

  Hermeling, Evelien ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a   Prinzen, Frits W ^a   Kuijpers, Nico H L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mechano electrical feedback; Modeling; T wave concordance; T wave memory

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84868124031     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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