Preface; Contents; Contributors; Computer Models of Ion Channels; Computation of the Action Potential of a Cardiac Cell; Modeling the Impact of Cardiac Tissue Structure on Current Flow and Wavefront Propagation; Electrical Stimulation of Cardiac Cells; Computer Modeling of De.brillation I: The Role of Cardiac Tissue Structure; Computer Modeling of De.brillation II: Why Does the Shock Fail?; Theoretical and Practical Considerations for Cardiac Recording and Stimulating Electrodes; Impedance Measurements in Cardiac Tissue
Summary
Each chapter of this text gives an extensive description of the principles underlying a simple method or technology and illustrates how it can be applied to solve problems in basic research and the environment
