Abrupt changes in fibrillatory wave characteristics at the termination of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in humans

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 466-470

  Petrutiu, Simona ^a,b   Sahakian, Alan V ^a,b   Swiryn, Steven ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HeartCare Midwest   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cancellation; Spectral analysis; Termination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; T WAVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34547868496     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum096     Document Type: Article

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