Simulation of anisotropic propagation in the myocardium with a hybrid bidomain model

Kim Simelius, Jukka Nenonen, B. Milan Horáček

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Abstract

We describe simulations of propagated electrical excitation in threedimensional anisotropic myocardial muscle. According to the bidomain theory, anisotropic electrical conductivities are presented as tensors in the intracellular and interstitial domains (Di and De, respectively). Under the assumption of equal anisotropy ratio (Di = kDe), subthreshold behaviour of the excitable elements is governed by a parabolic reaction-diffusion equation for the membrane potential, solvable even on a desktop computer. In the case of more general anisotropies (Di ≠ kDe), also the interstitial potential needs to be solved simultaneously from an elliptic partial differential equation, requiring a supercomputer for large arrays of excitable elements. In both cases, the elements obey cellular automata rules in the suprathreshold state.We present preliminary results of the propagated excitation for different anisotropy ratios in a three-dimensional slab geometry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart - 1st International Workshop, FIMH 2001, Proceedings
EditorsToivo Katila, Jukka Nenonen, Isabelle E. Magnin, Patrick Clarysse, Johan Montagnat
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages140-147
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)3540428615, 9783540428619
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Event1st International Workshop on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2001 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: Nov 15 2001Nov 16 2001

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2230
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2001
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period11/15/0111/16/01

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Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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Simelius, K., Nenonen, J., & Horáček, B. M. (2001). Simulation of anisotropic propagation in the myocardium with a hybrid bidomain model. In T. Katila, J. Nenonen, I. E. Magnin, P. Clarysse, & J. Montagnat (Eds.), Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart - 1st International Workshop, FIMH 2001, Proceedings (pp. 140-147). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2230). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45572-8_20