Unexcitable zones as a source of spiral waves initiation and cardiac arrhythmias
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Starobin, JM; Zilberter, YI; Starmer, CF
Published in: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
December 1, 1994
The initiation of a 2-D spiral wave rotation around a periodic lattice of unexcitable zones (obstacles) is studied numerically by the finite-difference method. The lattice consists of thin asymmetrical filaments formed by unexcitable (diseased) portions of heart tissue. A spiral-like wave rotation originates from the incident wavefront break which occurred at the obstacles. The conditions are found when a rotation frequency of the broken wavefront fragments is several times greater than the frequency of a normal heart rhythm.
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Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
ISSN
0589-1019
Publication Date
December 1, 1994
Volume
16
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pt 1
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5 / 6
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Starobin, J. M., Zilberter, Y. I., & Starmer, C. F. (1994). Unexcitable zones as a source of spiral waves initiation and cardiac arrhythmias. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 16(pt 1), 5–6.
Starobin, J. M., Y. I. Zilberter, and C. F. Starmer. “Unexcitable zones as a source of spiral waves initiation and cardiac arrhythmias.” Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 16, no. pt 1 (December 1, 1994): 5–6.
Starobin JM, Zilberter YI, Starmer CF. Unexcitable zones as a source of spiral waves initiation and cardiac arrhythmias. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings. 1994 Dec 1;16(pt 1):5–6.
Starobin, J. M., et al. “Unexcitable zones as a source of spiral waves initiation and cardiac arrhythmias.” Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, vol. 16, no. pt 1, Dec. 1994, pp. 5–6.
Starobin JM, Zilberter YI, Starmer CF. Unexcitable zones as a source of spiral waves initiation and cardiac arrhythmias. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings. 1994 Dec 1;16(pt 1):5–6.
Published In
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
ISSN
0589-1019
Publication Date
December 1, 1994
Volume
16
Issue
pt 1
Start / End Page
5 / 6