Autonomic mechanism for complex fractionated atrial electrograms: Evidence by fast Fourier transform analysis

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 835-842

  Lu, Zhibing ^a   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^b   Lin, Jiaxiong ^b   Niu, Guodong ^c   Ghias, Muhammad ^b   Jackman, Warren M ^b   Lazzara, Ralph ^b   Jiang, Hong ^a   Po, Sunny S ^b  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Complex fractionated electrograms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THORACOTOMY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 47749090944     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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