Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.7305/automatika.2016.10.1620

3D Cardiac Electrical Activity Model

Siniša Siniša orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-0152 ; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (UNIPU), Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Preradovi´ceva 1/1, HR-52100 Pula, Croatia
Vladimir Čeperić ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Department of Electronics, Microelectronics, Computer and Intelligent Systems, Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ratko Magjarević orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-3906 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Department for Electronic Systems and Information Processing, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a new, computationally-efficient, anatomically-realistic 3D bidomain cardiac electrical activity model using widely available software and standard low-cost hardware. The model incorporates whole-heart embedded in a human torso, spontaneous activation of sinoatrial node and specialized conduction system with heterogeneous action potential morphologies. The model is capable of generating realistic body surface electrocardiograms (ECGs) and is proposed as a useful tool for investigating some major issues in heart pathophysiology and in stimulation; such as simulating and optimizing synchronized electrical cardioversion, defibrillation and pacing stimulation.

Keywords

Bidomain model; cardiac simulation; ECG; whole-heart

Hrčak ID:

179463

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/179463

Publication date:

25.1.2017.

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