Usefulness of the Poincaré maps in detection of T-wave alternans in precordial leads of standard ECG - A comparison with the spectral method

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 471-476

  Ruta, Jan ^a   Strumiłło, Paweł ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Poincar maps; Spectral method; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SPECTROSCOPY; T WAVE;

EID: 0034996479     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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