Mechanisms of Atrial Arrhythmias Insights from the Development of a Biophysically Detailed Model of the Human Atria /

• Main Author: Colman, Michael A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Cardiology.; Bioinformatics.; Computational biology.; Mathematical physics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.

This thesis describes the development of biophysically detailed computer models of the human atria and torso to study the underlying mechanisms of cardiac diseases, some of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality. This is a cross-disciplinary project, involving fundamentals of cardiac elec...