Research report 2010 - Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Controlling of spatio-temporal dynamics of the heart
Authors
Luther, Stefan
Departments
Max Planck Research Group Biomedical Physics
Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen
Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen
Summary
Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias are associated with complex, often chaotic, spatial-temporal patterns of electrical excitation. Understanding the underlying dynamical processes opens new perspectives for diagnostics and therapy.