Conduction in the Heart Wall: Helicoidal Fibers Minimize Diffusion Bias

The mammalian heart must function as an efficient pump while simultaneously conducting electrical signals to drive the contraction process. In the ventricles, electrical activation begins at the insertion points of the Purkinje network in the endocardium. How does the diffusion component of the subs...

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Autores principales: Aumentado-Armstrong, Tristan, Kadivar, Amir, Savadjiev, Peter, Zucker, Steven W., Siddiqi, Kaleem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5940931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29739992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25334-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5940931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29739992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25334-7

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