Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSEquations for MATLAB SimulationIn this article I’ll be describing the equations and intervals that I’ve derived for initiating tachycardia and initiating double-wave…Nov 13, 2019Nov 13, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSGoldilocks Principle for Antitachycardia Pacing TherapyIn a previous post of mine I briefly mentioned the different basic algorithms for antitachycardia pacing (ATP) therapy. In this post I…Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSVisualizing Cardiac Arrhythmias & Progress UpdateThe past two weeks of my life were spent at the Georgia Institute of Technology where I learned about the electrical patterns of the heart…Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSUsing Real Time Systems to Model Cardiac Arrhythmia & TherapyThese past few weeks have been hectic as I have been working on developing computer models for simulating different conditions of the…Jul 17, 2019Jul 17, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSObservations at the Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaThis past week Nandan Tumu and I have had the absolute privilege of observing several electrophysiology procedures at the Hospital of the…Jul 1, 2019Jul 1, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSInitiation and Termination of Ventricular Tachycardia — Reentrant CircuitsIt is said that there are three main causes of ventricular tachycardias: automaticity, reentrant circuits, and triggered activity…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSAn Overview of the Workings and Afflictions of the AV NodeAfflictions of the AV node are the second-most common cause of bradycardia, after SA nodal disorders. The AV node is a small, bulbous…Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
Michelle WhiteinMedical CPSAn Overview of the Workings and Afflictions of the SA NodeAs a student finishing up her first year at the University of Pennsylvania, I am ecstatic to be starting a summer of research on heart…Jun 5, 2019Jun 5, 2019