Studies of therapeutic strategies for atrial fibrillation based on a biophysical model of the human atria

Patient-Specific Modeling of the Cardiovascular System: Technology-Driven Personalized Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 63-79

  Uldry, Laurent ^b   Virag, Nathalie ^a   Vesin, Jean Marc ^b   Kappenberger, Lukas ^c  

^a Medtronic Europe Sàrl ^*  (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84920160871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6691-9_4     Document Type: Chapter

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