Title:
Cardiac Bioelectric Therapy Mechanisms and Practical Implications / edited by Igor R. Efimov, Mark W. Kroll, Patrick J. Tchou.
Main Entry:
Efimov, Igor R.
Kroll, Mark W.
Tchou, Patrick J.
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Publisher:
Springer US,
Publication Date:
2009.
Publication Place:
Boston, MA :
ISBN:
9780387794037
Subject:
Medicine.
Cardiology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Cardiology.
Contents:
<P>History of Cardiac Pacing -- History of Defibrillation -- Ventricular Fibrillation: A Historical Perspecitve -- The Bidomain Theory of Pacing -- Bidomain Model of Defibrillation -- The Generalized Activating Function -- Theory of Electroporation -- Critical Points and the ULV for Defibrillation -- The Role of Shock-induced Non-regenerative Depolarization inVentricular Fibrillation and Defibrillation: The Graded Response Hypothesis -- Mechanisms of Isolated Cell Stimulation -- The Role of Microscopic Tissue Structure in Defibrillation -- Virtual Electrode Theory of Pacing -- The Virutal Electrode Hypothesis of Defibrillation -- Simultaneous Optical and Electrical Recordings -- Optical Mapping of Multi-site VF Synchronization -- The Bidomain Model of Cardiac Tissue: From Microscale to Macroscale -- Multi-electrode Mapping ofthe Heart -- The Role of Electroporation -- Lessons for the Clinical Implant -- Resonance and Feedback Strategies for Low-voltage Defibrillation -- Pacing Control of Local Cardiac Dynamics -- Advanced Methods for Assessing the Stability and Control of Alternans -- The Future of the Implantable Defibrillator -- Lessons Learned from ICD Recordings -- Index.</P>.
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Printed edition: 9780387794020
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