Fascinating rhythm: a primer on chaos theory and its application to cardiology
Author: T A Denton1, G A Diamond, R H Helfant, S Khan, H Karagueuzian
Affiliation:
1 Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Conference/Journal: Am Heart J
Date published: 1990 Dec 1
Other:
Volume ID: 120 , Issue ID: 6 Pt 1 , Pages: 1419-40 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(90)90258-y. , Word Count: 81
Nonlinear dynamics is an exciting new way of looking at peculiarities that in the past have been ignored or explained away. We have attempted to give a general introduction to the basics of the mathematics, applications to cardiology, and a brief review of the new tools needed to use the concepts of nonlinear mathematics. The careful mathematical approach to problems in cardiac electrical dynamics and blood flow is opening a window on behaviors and mechanisms previously inaccessible.
PMID: 2248188 DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(90)90258-y
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