Title :
Orthodromic tachycardia initiation by ventricular premature beats in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: a computer model study
Author :
Fleischmann, P.H. ; Wach, P. ; Renhardt, M. ; Tilg, B.
Author_Institution :
Graz Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
A 3-dimensional computer model of cardiac excitation in the entire heart was used for modelling orthodromic tachycardia initiation associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (left lateral) induced by ventricular stimuli (right apical). Several ventricular pacing protocols were simulated and the initiation of orthodromic tachycardia rested. The results suggested that for orthodromic tachycardia initiation combined with ectopic ventricular activity at least two ventricular excitations were necessary
Keywords :
cardiology; digital simulation; medical computing; physiological models; 3D computer model; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; cardiac excitation model; ectopic ventricular activity; heart disease; orthodromic tachycardia initiation; ventricular excitations; ventricular pacing protocols; ventricular premature beats; Automata; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Delay effects; Diseases; Enterprise resource planning; Heart rate variability; Protocols; Spatial resolution; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1993, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5470-8
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1993.378311
