Computational modelling of electrocardiograms: repolarisation and T-wave polarity in the human heart

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 986-996

  Hurtado, Daniel E ^a   Kuhl, Ellen ^b,c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depolarisation; electrocardiogram; electrophysiology; finite element method; refractoriness; repolarisation; T wave

Indexed keywords

DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EULER EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTION POTENTIAL DURATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; REFRACTORINESS; REPOLARISATION; T-WAVE; UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE;

HEART;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; T WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84898487275     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.729582     Document Type: Article

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