Study of atrial arrhythmias in a computer model based on magnetic resonance images of human atria

• Published in: Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.) Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 754
• Main Authors: Virag, N., Jacquemet, V., Henriquez, C. S., Zozor, S., Blanc, O., Vesin, J.-M., Pruvot, E., Kappenberger, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2002

The maintenance of multiple wavelets appears to be a consistent feature of atrial fibrillation (AF). In this paper, we investigate possible mechanisms of initiation and perpetuation of multiple wavelets in a computer model of AF. We developed a simplified model of human atria that uses an ionic-base...