Prediction of atrial fibrillation from surface ECG: Review of methods and algorithms

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-203

  Poli, Samantha ^a   Barbaro, Vincenzo ^b   Bartolini, Pietro ^b   Calcagnini, Giovanni ^b   Censi, Federica ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular system; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141995793     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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