Dynamical effects of diffusive cell coupling on cardiac excitation and propagation: A simulation study

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 56-6, 2004, Pages

  Qu, Zhilin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternans; Electrical restitution; Heterogeneity; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSIVE CELL COUPLING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 9344240847     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00299.2004     Document Type: Article

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