EFFECTS OF HIGH-FREQUENCY STIMULATION ON CARDIAC TISSUE WITH AN INEXCITABLE OBSTACLE

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作者
PANFILOV, AV [1 ]
KEENER, JP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV UTAH, DEPT MATH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112 USA
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10.1006/jtbi.1993.1129
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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We study numerically the effects of high-frequency stimulation in excitable cardiac tissue with an inexcitable obstacle using a Fitz-Hugh Nagumo type model. We show that if the frequency of stimulation is sufficiently high and the size of the inexcitable obstacle is sufficiently large, then a re-entrant pattern can be initiated. We also show that with overdrive stimulation a re-entrant pattern can be removed provided there are no obstacles at which new re-entrant patterns are created. © 1993 Academic Press Limited.
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