Computer simulation

of self-terminating cardiac arrhythmias.

Spiral wave self-termination in a 2D model of atrium tissue with Cortemanche et. al (1998) human atrium action potential: moving illustrations to "Dissipation of the excitation front as a mechanism of self-terminating arrhythmias", Int. J. Bifurcation & Chaos, Vol. 13, No. 12 (2003) pp.3645-3655.

Spiral wave self-termination in a healthy "fresh" human atrium.
 
 
 

Spiral wave self-termination in a healthy but "tired" with previous high frequency stimulation human atrium.
 
 

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