Nonlinear methods of cardiovascular physics and their clinical applicability

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3325-3371

  Wessel, Niels ^a   Malberg, Hagen ^b   Bauernschmett, Robert ^c   Kurths, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baroreflex sensitivity; Cardiovascular physics; Heart rate and blood pressure variability; Nonlinear data analysis and modeling

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA REDUCTION; DATA STRUCTURES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSICS; NONLINEAR DATA ANALYSIS;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 38149137366     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127407019093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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