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
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761145
