A planar slab bidomain model for cardiac tissue.

Henriquez, C S; Trayanova, N; Plonsey, R · Ann Biomed Eng · 1990

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A fully three-dimensional model of the ventricular or atrial free wall will involve a planar geometry of finite thickness. The governing equations for the interstitial and extracellular potential of a planar slab of cardiac tissue comprised of parallel fibers undergoing uniform plane-wave activation are presented. A comparison with a bidomain of cylindrical geometry with the same half-thickness shows that the potentials in the planar bidomain (as a function of depth) approach core-conductor behavior more quickly.

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