The effects of fibroblasts on wave dynamics in a mathematical model for human ventricular tissue
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We present systematic numerical studies of electrical-wave propagation in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) mathematical models, for human, ventricular tissue with myocyte cells that are attached (a) regularly and (b) randomly to distributed fibroblasts. In both these cases we show that there is a parameter regime in which single rotating spiraland scroll-wave states (RS) retain their integrity and do not evolve to a state ST that displays spatiotemporal chaos and turbulence. However, in another range of parameters, we observe a transition from ST to RS states in both 2D or 3D domains and for both cases (a) and (b). Our studies show that the ST-RS transition and rotation period of a spiral or scroll wave in the RS state depends on (i) the coupling strength between myocytes and fibroblasts and (ii) the number of fibroblasts attached to myocytes. We conclude that myocyte-fibroblast coupling strength and the number of fibroblasts are more important for the ST-RS transition than the precise way in which fibroblasts are distributed over myocyte tissue.
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