Spiral wave breakup: Optical mapping in an explanted human heart shows the transition from ventricular tachycardia to ventricular fibrillation and self-termination
Ilija Uzelac, Shahriar Iravanian, Neal K. Bhatia, Flavio H. Fenton
Topics & Concepts
Optical mappingSpiral waveVentricular fibrillationMedicineVentricular tachycardiaCardiologyHuman heartFibrillationInternal medicineBreakupSpiral (railway)Atrial fibrillationPhysicsMechanicsMathematicsMathematical analysisCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasIon channel regulation and functionstochastic dynamics and bifurcation