Mechanistic insights into hypothermic ventricular fibrillation: The role of temperature and tissue size

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 424-434

  Filippi, Simonetta ^a,b   Gizzi, Alessio ^a,b   Cherubini, Christian ^a,b   Luther, Stefan ^c   Fenton, Flavio H ^d  

^a Nonlinear Physics and Mathematical Modeling Lab   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

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

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac dynamics; Reaction diffusion equations; Spiral breakup; Thermoelectric model

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HEART; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HYPOTHERMIA; ION CURRENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

CARDIAC DYNAMICS; REACTION-DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; SPIRAL BREAKUP; THERMOELECTRIC MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; ORGAN SIZE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84895748139     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu031     Document Type: Article

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