title: Dynamical model of signal propagation in the heart.
abstract: We present a simple model, describing the propagation of a travelling signal in a media that is intended to model phenomena in cardiac tissue. The model is a caricature designed to examine some characteristics of a propagating medium that can support spontaneous and non-stimulated fibrillation behaviour. The model consists of a large number of weakly interacting components, each of which operates according to a simplified set of rules. Specifically it is a form of cellular automaton, with the introduction of probabilistic nature in terms of a random refractory period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, U.K.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wilby
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lab
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Holden
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D011690:Purkinje Fibers / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*