Automatic and efficient R wave discrimination in the right atrium using a two-state hidden Markov model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-350

  Sun, Weimin ^a,d   Combs, William ^b   Panken, Eric ^b   Fotuhi, Parwis ^c   Stangl, Karl ^c   Baumann, Gert ^c   Theres, Heinz ^c  

^a BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Guidant/CPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Far field R wave; Hidden Markov model; Mode switching; Sensing and detection; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033060299     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00681.x     Document Type: Article

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