Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Manchester, UK
- Elucidates the mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation
- May assist in the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation
- Provides detailed, multi-scale model of the heterogeneous human atria and torso
- Provides models of anatomically accurate and electrophysiologically detailed pacemaker structures
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Single Cell Modelling of the Human Atria
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3-D Modelling of the Human Atria
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mechanisms of Atrial Arrhythmias
Book Subtitle: Insights from the Development of a Biophysically Detailed Model of the Human Atria
Authors: Michael A. Colman
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01643-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01642-9Published: 19 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34877-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01643-6Published: 04 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 256
Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Cardiology, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation, Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences