• DocumentCode
    544438
  • Title

    Implications of electrically-induced action potential prolongation for reentry induction in the heart

  • Author

    Knisley, Stephen B. ; Hill, Bruce C. ; Smith, William M. ; Ideker, Raymond E.

  • Author_Institution
    Engineering Research Center in Emerging Cardiovascular Technologies and the Departments of Biomedicai Engineering, Medicine, and Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
  • Firstpage
    633
  • Lastpage
    633
  • Abstract
    We have investigated the effects of electric field stimulation on repolarlzation of the myocardial action potential, and assessed the consequences of these effects for reentry induction around a critical point in the heart.
  • Keywords
    Cardiology; Delay; Myocardium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Paris, France
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-0816-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761145
  • Filename
    5761145