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
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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