Characterization of fibrillatory rhythms by ensemble vector directional analysis

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 4 54-4, 2003, Pages

  Kadish, Alan ^a,b   Johnson, David ^a   Choe, Willie ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey ^a   Horvath, George ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation direction; Cardiac mapping; Linking

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENSEMBLE VECTOR DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0141565347     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01108.2001     Document Type: Article

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