Modulating effect of respiration on atrioventricular conduction time assessed using PR interval variation

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 609-617

  Shouldice, R ^a   Heneghan, C ^a   Nolan, P ^a   Nolan, P G ^b   McNicholas, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cosinor; Peak to trough; PR intervals; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Spectral analysis; Surface electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RESPIRATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PR INTERVAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RR INTERVAL; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0036867447     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345298     Document Type: Article

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