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Electromechanical vortex filaments during cardiac fibrillation

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  • J. Christoph

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
    Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Göttingen)

  • M. Chebbok

    (German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
    University Medical Center Göttingen)

  • C. Richter

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
    University Medical Center Göttingen)

  • J. Schröder-Schetelig

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
    Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Göttingen)

  • P. Bittihn

    (BioCircuits Institute, University of California San Diego)

  • S. Stein

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Göttingen)

  • 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
    University Medical Center Göttingen)

  • R. F. Gilmour Jr.

    (University of Prince Edward Island)

  • S. Luther

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Göttingen
    Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Göttingen
    Institute of Pharmacology, University Medical Center Göttingen)

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.

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  • J. Christoph & M. Chebbok & C. Richter & J. Schröder-Schetelig & P. Bittihn & S. Stein & I. Uzelac & F. H. Fenton & G. Hasenfuß & R. F. Gilmour Jr. & S. Luther, 2018. "Electromechanical vortex filaments during cardiac fibrillation," Nature, Nature, vol. 555(7698), pages 667-672, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:555:y:2018:i:7698:d:10.1038_nature26001
    DOI: 10.1038/nature26001
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    1. Hu, Yipeng & Ding, Qianming & Wu, Yong & Jia, Ya, 2023. "Polarized electric field-induced drift of spiral waves in discontinuous cardiac media," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 175(P1).
    2. Baysal, Veli & Solmaz, Ramazan & Ma, Jun, 2023. "Investigation of chaotic resonance in Type-I and Type-II Morris-Lecar neurons," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 448(C).

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