excitation wave

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ex·ci·ta·tion wave

a wave of altered electrical conditions that is propagated along a muscle fiber preparatory to its contraction.

ex·ci·ta·tion wave

(ek'sī-tā'shŭn wāv)

A wave of altered electrical conditions that is propagated along a muscle fiber preparatory to its contraction.

excitation wave

The wave of irritability originating in the sinoatrial node that sweeps over the conducting tissue of the heart and induces contraction of the atria and ventricles.

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which is the length-average cross-correlation or similarity of the excitation wave and a wave that would propagate on the line.

Simple, Taylor-based worst-case model for field-to-line coupling

From the early activation area on the epicardium of PV sleeves, the excitation wave spreads to the left atrial appendage and interatrial septum, and meets with the depolarization front, moving from the right atrium.

Comparison of propagation of atrial excitation with the cardiopotential distribution on the body surface of hypertensive rats/Hipertansif sicanlarda vucut yuzeyinde kardiyopotansiyel dagilimi ile atriyal uyarim yayilmasinin karsilastirilmasi

Methods: The excitation wave spreading along epicardium in the area of pulmonary veins ostia in the left atrium at 36-37[degrees]C and when cooling to 32[degrees]C was studied by the method of electrocardiochronotopography in rabbit of Chinchilla species, five months age.

Heterogeneity of propagation of excitation in epicardium of pulmonary veins ostia in rabbit during cooling