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A model of cardiac tissue as a conductive system with interacting pacemakers and refractory time

Chaotic Dynamics 2007-05-23 v1 Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems q-bio

Abstract

A model of the heart tissue as a conductive system with two interacting pacemakers and a refractory time, is proposed. In the parametric space of the model the phase locking areas are investigated in detail. Obtained results allow us to predict the behaviour of excitable systems with two pacemakers depending on the type and intensity of their interaction and the initial phase. Comparison of the described phenomena with intrinsic pathologies of cardiac rhythms is presented.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0212025,
  title  = {A model of cardiac tissue as a conductive system with interacting pacemakers and refractory time},
  author = {Alexander Loskutov and Sergei Rybalko and Ekaterina Zhuchkova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0212025},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Int. J. Bifurcation and Chaos