Title :
Electrophysiological interaction between cardiac tissues through their extracellular space
Author :
Street, Anne M. ; Plonsey, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
The frequent appearance of connective tissue sheets separating active cardiac tissues raises the question of their electrophysiological significance, either providing a means of interaction or insulation. The two dimensional bidomain model employed showed interaction significant enough to alter the transmembrane potential of the neighboring tissue but not to activate it
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomembrane transport; cardiology; physiological models; active cardiac tissues; cardiac tissues; connective tissue sheets; electrophysiological interaction; electrophysiological significance; extracellular space; insulation; interaction; transmembrane potential; two dimensional bidomain model; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomembranes; Conductivity measurement; Connective tissue; Extracellular; Heart; Insulation; Kinetic theory; Laplace equations;
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.1995.574979
