Spectrotemporal and spectral turbulence analysis of the signal-averaged P wave in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-86

  Stafford, Peter J ^a,c   Vincent, Richard ^b  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; signal averaging; spectrotemporal analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030920295     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80013-1     Document Type: Article

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