A reduction in the correlation dimension of heartbeat intervals precedes imminent ventricular fibrillation in human subjects

American Heart Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 731-743

  Skinner, James E ^a   Pratt, Craig M ^a   Vybiral, Tomas ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STROKE VOLUME; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0027408713     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(93)90165-6     Document Type: Article

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