Computational Biology of the Heart

Abstract

By providing a comprehensive collection of contributions on the current state-of-the-art in computational electrophysiology of the heart, this book gives a survey of mathematical models of cardiac excitation that include cellular, tissue, organ, and global volume conductor models. The book provides a detailed, well organized presentation of the mathematical methods which grant the reader a greater insight into the various models. The book is oriented towards researchers in computational and experimental cardiac electrophysiology with special emphasis on modelling cardiac bioelectric phenomena. It provides the reader with many ideas and several ways to model important elements in cardiac excitation.