The frequency ratio: An improved method to estimate ventricular fibrillation duration based on Fourier analysis of the waveform

Resuscitation

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 479-486

  Sherman, Lawrence D ^a  

^a St Francis Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Electrocardiography; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation; Resuscitation; Survival; Tests; Waves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESUSCITATION; SWINE; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33646894127     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.09.024     Document Type: Article

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