Wavelet transform analysis predicts outcome of DC cardioversion for atrial fibrillation patients

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-523

  Watson, J N ^a   Addison, P S ^a   Uchaipichat, N ^a   Shah, A S ^b   Grubb, N R ^b  

^a CardioDigital Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Classification; External DC cardioversion; Modulus maxima; Outcome prediction; Wavelet transform analysis

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EXTERNAL DC CARDIOVERSION; MODULUS MAXIMA; OUTCOME PREDICTION; WAVELET TRANSFORM ANALYSIS;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS RHYTHM;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846536874     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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