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Effect of intercellular conductance and stimuli coupling interval on reentrant arrhythmia
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2015
Abstract
Arrhythmia generation post ischemia has been linked to loss of cell-to-cell electrical interaction. Arrhythmias like ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia manifest as reentrant circuits at the tissue level. In this paper, a discrete venticular myocyte network of 100×100 cells interconnected using gap junction conductances is simulated along with an ischemic inclusion to study the wave patterns that arise from the ischemic zone due to varied coupling intervals of the stimulus. It is observed from the simulations that premature excitation of the tissue in presence of an ischemic zone can act as a substrate to induce sustained reentrant arrhythmias. Also, these reentrant wave patterns are generated only within a limited window of reduced coupling intervals. © 2015 IEEE.
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JournalData powered by Typeset2015 41st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference, NEBEC 2015
PublisherData powered by TypesetInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Open AccessNo
Concepts (11)
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    Biomedical engineering
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    Tissue
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    ELECTRICAL INTERACTION
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    Gap junctions
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    PREMATURE EXCITATIONS
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    RE-ENTRANT WAVES
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    REENTRANT CIRCUITS
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    TISSUE LEVELS
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    VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
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    Wave patterns
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    Diseases