Semi-automatic method quantifying T wave loop morphology: Relevance for assessment of heterogeneous repolarization

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 153-156

  Kallert, Torsten ^a,b,c   Couderc, Jean Philippe ^a   Voss, Andreas ^b   Zareba, Wojciech ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES JENA   (Germany)

^c Heinz Steyer Ring 5   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; WAVEFRONTS;

DIFFERENCE OF ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH (DEA); RATIO OF MAXIMUM TO MEAN VECTOR (RMMV); REPOLARIZATION; T WAVE LOOP COMPLEXITY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033282932     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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