Model of the sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodes of the conduction system of the human heart

Krzysztof Grudziński; Jan J Zebrowski; Rafal Baranowski

doi:10.1515/BMT.2006.039

Model of the sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodes of the conduction system of the human heart

Biomed Tech (Berl). 2006 Oct;51(4):210-4. doi: 10.1515/BMT.2006.039.

Authors

Krzysztof Grudziński¹, Jan J Zebrowski, Rafal Baranowski

Affiliation

¹ Physics of Complex Systems, Faculty of Physics WUT, Warszawa, Poland.

PMID: 17061941
DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2006.039

Abstract

The coupled sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodes of the heart are discussed using a dedicated non-linear oscillator model. Several modes by which the oscillations cease in the system are obtained (asystole models). The oscillations of the model are compared with heart rate variability in heart block patients.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Action Potentials / physiology
Atrioventricular Node / physiology*
Biological Clocks / physiology*
Computer Simulation
Heart Conduction System / physiology*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Models, Cardiovascular*
Nonlinear Dynamics
Oscillometry / methods
Sinoatrial Node / physiology*