Table of ContentsLiving State Physics Novel Insights on the Virtual Electrode Response Outline The Cardiac Bidomain Model “Virtual Electrodes” Phenomena unique to the cardiac bidomain with unequal intracellular and extracellular anisotropies Phenomena unique to the cardiac bidomain with unequal intracellular and extracellular anisotropies, con't Optical Imaging Setup Vanderbilt Cardiac Imaging System Information from Imaging Data Point-Electrode Excitation of Refractory Tissue Long-Standing Puzzle Four Modes of Cardiac Activation Synchronous Imaging of Point Activation Patterns Prediction (Saypol & Roth, 1992) Quatrefoil Reentry Predicted by the Bidomain Model Activation Sequence Quatrefoil Reentry from Cathodal Stimulation Isochronal Map of Quatrefoil Reentry (Cathodal S2) Functional Block is Characterized by Low-Amplitude Oscillation of Vm Isochronal Map of Quatrefoil Reentry (Anodal S2) Prediction Endocardium - Epicardium Heart Free in the Bath Heart Pressed against the Front Window Propagationless, Post-Shock Charge-Diffusion Response during a 200-V/5-ms Shock Preservation of Endocardial Response with Insulating Plate The Problem of Defibrillation Possible Answers Tissue Response to Field Shock Conclusion Future Studies Four Modes of Cardiac Activation |
Author: Marc Lin
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