New method of determining the atrial fibrillation cycle length during human atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 965-970

  Shimizu, Akihiko ^a   Yoshiga, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamagata, Toshihiko ^a   Esato, Masahiro ^a   Doi, Masahiro ^a   Kakugawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Kametani, Ryousuke ^a   Inoue, Noriko ^a   Kanemoto, Masashi ^a   Matsuzaki, Masunori ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation cycle length; Autocorrelation function; Cibenzoline; Refractory period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10744221615     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03145.x     Document Type: Article

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