AVR, an index of all ECG limb leads, with clinical utility for monitoring of patients with edematous states, including heart failure

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1567-1576

  Madias, John E ^a  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical engineering; Congestive heart failure; Electrocardiogram; Electrophysiology basic; Electrophysiology clinical

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANASARCA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 70449713364     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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