Continuous-time control of alternans in long Purkinje fibers
Continuous-time control of alternans in long Purkinje fibers
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DOI:
10.1063/1.4893295
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发表时间:
2014-09-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Fenton, Flavio H.
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作者:
Garzon, Alejandro;Grigoriev, Roman O.;Fenton, Flavio H.
Alternans-an arrhythmic response of cardiac tissue to periodic pacing-often serves as a precursor to a more dangerous, and potentially lethal, state of fibrillation. Suppression of alternans using feedback control may be a plausible method to prevent fibrillation. Several approaches based on impulsive control have been proposed previously, where feedback is applied for a brief instance of time during each pacing interval. This paper presents a continuous-time approach, where feedback current is applied at all times, which is capable of suppressing alternans in fibers of significantly greater length (up to at least 4 cm), compared with impulsive control (less than 1 cm), and for a wide range of pacing cycle lengths. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.