A guide to modelling cardiac electrical activity in anatomically detailed ventricles.
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چکیده
One of the most recent trends in cardiac electrophysiology is the development of integrative anatomically accurate models of the heart, which include description of cardiac activity from sub-cellular and cellular level to the level of the whole organ. In order to construct this type of model, a researcher needs to collect a wide range of information from books and journal articles on various aspects of biology, physiology, electrophysiology, numerical mathematics and computer programming. The aim of this methodological article is to survey recent developments in integrative modelling of electrical activity in the ventricles of the heart, and to provide a practical guide to the resources and tools that are available for work in this exciting and challenging area.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Progress in biophysics and molecular biology
دوره 96 1-3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008