Detection of repolarization alternans with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead in a porcine model

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1188-1194

  Maybhate, Anil ^a,b   Hao, Steven C ^a,c   Iwai, Sei ^a,d   Lee, Jae Ung ^a   Guttigoli, Amit B ^a,e   Stein, Kenneth M ^a,d,f   Lerman, Bruce B ^a,d,f,g   Christini, David J ^a,h  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Methodist Dallas Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^g Division of Cradiology

^h Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternans; Repolarization; T wave; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARRYTHMIAS; ISCHEMIC CONDITIONS; REPOLARIZATION ALTERNANS (RPA); VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT);

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEFIBRILLATORS; DISEASES; POLARIZATION;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVERAGING; CALCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MODEL; MODIFIED MOVING AVERAGE METHOD; NONHUMAN; REPOLARIZATION ALTERNANS; RESTENOSIS; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SWINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 21844455301     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2005.847537     Document Type: Article

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