Electromechanical vortex filaments during cardiac fibrillation

J. Christoph (), M. Chebbok, C. Richter, J. Schröder-Schetelig, P. Bittihn, S. Stein, I. Uzelac, F. H. Fenton, G. Hasenfuß, R. F. Gilmour and S. Luther ()
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J. Christoph: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
M. Chebbok: German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
C. Richter: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
J. Schröder-Schetelig: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
P. Bittihn: BioCircuits Institute, University of California San Diego
S. Stein: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
I. Uzelac: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
F. H. Fenton: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
G. Hasenfuß: German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
R. F. Gilmour: University of Prince Edward Island
S. Luther: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Nature, 2018, vol. 555, issue 7698, 667-672

Abstract: Using optical mapping and 3D ultrasound, the dynamics and interactions between electrical and mechanical phase singularities were analysed by simultaneously measuring the membrane potential, intracellular calcium concentration and mechanical contractions of the heart during normal rhythm and fibrillation.

Date: 2018
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