Title :
Critical point theory versus the bidomain model for reentry induction
Author :
Roth, B.J. ; Lindblom, A.E. ; Trayanova, N.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oakland Univ., Rochester, MI, USA
Abstract :
The authors simulate cardiac tissue using a 2-d bidomain model, a planar S1 wave front, and a unipolar S2 stimulus. Figure-8 reentry can develop following break excitation. The direction of rotation of the reentry does not reverse with S2 polarity
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cardiology; physiological models; 2-d bidomain model; S2 polarity; bidomain model; break excitation; cardiac tissue simulation; critical point theory; planar S1 wave front; reentry induction; rotation direction; unipolar S2 stimulus; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Anodes; Biomedical engineering; Cardiac tissue; Cathodes; Clocks; Electrical stimulation; Optical fiber polarization; Physics; Predictive models;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802200
