| Literature DB >> 11539069 |
D T Kaplan1, J M Smith, B E Saxberg, R J Cohen.
Abstract
Electrical conduction in the heart shows many phenomena familiar from nonlinear dynamics. Among these phenomena are multiple basins of attraction, phase locking, and perhaps period-doubling bifurcations and chaos. We describe a simple cellular-automation model of electrical conduction which simulates normal conduction patterns in the heart as well as a wide range of disturbances of heart rhythm. In addition, we review the application of percolation theory to the analysis of the development of complex, self-sustaining conduction patterns.Keywords: NASA Discipline Cardiopulmonary; NASA Discipline Number 21-10; NASA Program Biomedical Research; Non-NASA Center
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Year: 1988 PMID: 11539069 DOI: 10.1016/0025-5564(88)90056-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Math Biosci ISSN: 0025-5564 Impact factor: 2.144