Effects of pacing site and stimulation history on alternans dynamics and the development of complex spatiotemporal patterns in cardiac tissue

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 4 APR, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gizzi, Alessio ^a   Cherry, Elizabeth M ^b   Gilmour Jr , Robert F ^c   Luther, Stefan ^d   Filippi, Simonetta ^a   Fenton, Flavio H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac alternans; Cardiac electrophysiology; Optical mapping; Spatiotemporal patterns; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALTERNANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84883799673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00071     Document Type: Article

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