Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 158-164 , March 2009

Simulation of the QRS complex using papillary muscle positions as the site of early activation in human subjects

  • Nina Hakacova, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Cardiac Centre, Slovakia, EU
    • Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Centre, North Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Geoffrey D. Bass

      Affiliations

    • Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Charles W. Olson, MS

      Affiliations

    • ECG-TECH Corp. Huntington, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Anna M.C. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Western Infirmary, Glasgow Magnetic Resonance Unit, Glasgow, UK
    • ,
  • Ronald H. Selvester, MD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Hospital Research Center, La Jolla, CA, USA

Received 15 November 2008

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PII: S0022-0736(08)00496-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.12.008

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 158-164 , March 2009

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