Analysis of electrocardiograms during atrial fibrillation: A biophysical model approach

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Jacquemet, Vincent ^a,c   Van Oosterom, Adriaan ^b   Vesin, Jean Marc ^c   Kappenberger, Lukas ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c University Hospital of Canton de Vaud ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; STROKE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33845899418     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/EMB-M.2006.250511     Document Type: Review

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