In silico investigation of the short QT syndrome, using human ventricle models incorporating electromechanical coupling

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 4 JUL, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Adeniran, Ismail ^a   Hancox, Jules C ^b   Zhang, Henggui ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3D model; Human ventricles; Mechanical contraction; Short QT syndrome; Stretch activated channel

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE; STRETCH ACTIVATED CHANNEL;

EID: 84884552438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00166     Document Type: Article

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