Abstract
A model of the heart's ventricles which consists of a conduction system and muscle cells is described. A self-similar bifurcating fractal structure simulates the conduction system of the heart (bundle branches and Purkinje fibers). The model is used to describe a normal heart's ventricles and a defective heart with a damaged mass of ventricular tissue. The damaged tissues are regions of cells having a substantially lower conduction velocity with delayed activity. As the model is activated, a dipole potential is generated and a simulated QRS complex is obtained. Using the computer model, a normal QRS complex and late potentials at the end of or after the QRS complex in a defective heart can be simulated. This model can be used as an investigative tool to study pathological phenomena in the heart.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-402 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Computers in Cardiology |
State | Published - Sep 1988 |
Event | Computers in Cardiology 1988 - Washington, DC, USA Duration: 25 Sep 1988 → 28 Sep 1988 |