| Literature DB >> 19256934 |
Akihiro Isomura1, Marcel Hörning, Konstantin Agladze, Kenichi Yoshikawa.
Abstract
The unpinning of spiral waves by the application of high-frequency wave trains was studied in cultured cardiac myocytes. Successful unpinning was observed when the frequency of the paced waves exceeded a critical level. The unpinning process was analyzed by a numerical simulation with a model of cardiac tissue. The mechanism of unpinning by high-frequency stimuli is discussed in terms of local entrainment failure, through a reduction of the two-dimensional spatial characteristics into one dimension.Entities:
Year: 2008 PMID: 19256934 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.78.066216
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys ISSN: 1539-3755