Linear and non-linear analysis of the surface electrocardiogram during human ventricular fibrillation shows evidence of order in the underlying mechanism

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 354-358

  Clayton, Richard H ^a   Murray, Alan ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Chaos; Electrocardiogram (ECG); Sudden death; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CHAOS THEORY; CORRELATION METHODS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARRHYTHMIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; TIME;

EID: 0033060349     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513312     Document Type: Article

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