Title :
Triphasic response of sinoatrial node pacemaker to brief vagal stimulation: a new model
Author :
Dokos, Socrates ; Celler, Branko ; Lovell, Nigel
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Syst. Lab., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A new mathematical model of SA node activity and its vagal modulation is presented, capable of reproducing the complex triphasic response of the cardiac pacemaker to vagal stimulation. We propose that this response is due to underlying ionic mechanisms inherent in the SA node
Keywords :
biocontrol; bioelectric potentials; biomembrane transport; cardiology; physiological models; SA node activity; brief vagal stimulation; cardiac pacemaker; complex triphasic response; ionic mechanisms; mathematical model; membrane hyperpolarisation; membrane potential; sinoatrial node pacemaker; triphasic response; vagal modulation; Acceleration; Australia; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Instruction sets; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Pacemakers; Rabbits; Rhythm;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.574973
