The anatomy of an arrhythmia.
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Abstract
Computer simulations are potentially effective approaches to unraveling the causes of lethal heart rhythm disorders. In this issue of the JCI, Xie et al. have embedded a well-characterized dynamic mechanism for arrhythmia development in an anatomically realistic computer model of the heart. Their demonstration that this simple mechanism governs the behavior of the complex model may provide a new target for strategies to prevent sudden death.
Medical subject headings
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Heart
- Models, Cardiovascular