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Unstable eigenmodes are possible drivers for cardiac arrhythmias

The well-organized contraction of each heartbeat is enabled by an electrical wave traversing and exciting the myocardium in a regular manner. Perturbations to this wave, referred to as arrhythmias, can lead to lethal fibrillation if not treated within minutes. One manner in which arrhythmias origina...

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Autores principales: Tveito, Aslak, Lines, Glenn, Skavhaug, Ola, Maleckar, Mary M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21571942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2011.0152