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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• ten Tusscher, K. H. W. J
• Noble, D
• Noble, P. J
• Panfilov, A. V

Titel

A model for human ventricular tissue

Ist Teil von

• American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2004-04, Vol.286 (4), p.H1573-H1589

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 1 Department of Theoretical Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands; and 2 University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PT; and 3 Division of Mathematics, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, United Kingdom Submitted 9 August 2003 ; accepted in final form 2 December 2003 The experimental and clinical possibilities for studying cardiac arrhythmias in human ventricular myocardium are very limited. Therefore, the use of alternative methods such as computer simulations is of great importance. In this article we introduce a mathematical model of the action potential of human ventricular cells that, while including a high level of electrophysiological detail, is computationally cost-effective enough to be applied in large-scale spatial simulations for the study of reentrant arrhythmias. The model is based on recent experimental data on most of the major ionic currents: the fast sodium, L-type calcium, transient outward, rapid and slow delayed rectifier, and inward rectifier currents. The model includes a basic calcium dynamics, allowing for the realistic modeling of calcium transients, calcium current inactivation, and the contraction staircase. We are able to reproduce human epicardial, endocardial, and M cell action potentials and show that differences can be explained by differences in the transient outward and slow delayed rectifier currents. Our model reproduces the experimentally observed data on action potential duration restitution, which is an important characteristic for reentrant arrhythmias. The conduction velocity restitution of our model is broader than in other models and agrees better with available data. Finally, we model the dynamics of spiral wave rotation in a two-dimensional sheet of human ventricular tissue and show that the spiral wave follows a complex meandering pattern and has a period of 265 ms. We conclude that the proposed model reproduces a variety of electrophysiological behaviors and provides a basis for studies of reentrant arrhythmias in human ventricular tissue. reentrant arrhythmias; human ventricular myocytes; restitution properties; spiral waves; computer simulation Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: K. H. W. J. ten Tusscher, Utrecht Univ., Dept. of Theoretical Biology, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands (E-mail: khwjtuss{at}hotmail.com ).