• DocumentCode
    1393661
  • Title

    In the Spotlight: Cardiovascular Engineering

  • Author

    Trayanova, Natalia

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7/2/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses about the electromechanical effect of rabbit ventricals and abnormalities caused by asynchronous electrical activation in perfusion and pump function. These applications are of paramount importance to therapies that employ pacing of the heart, and particularly cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; cardiovascular system; haemorheology; patient treatment; CRT; asynchronous electrical activation; cardiac resynchronization therapy; perfusion; pump function; Cardiology; Cathode ray tubes; Computational modeling; Electric shock; Heart; Animals; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Computer Simulation; Heart; Humans; Purkinje Cells; Rabbits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Reviews in
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1937-3333
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/RBME.2010.2082250
  • Filename
    5656444