Reliability of an external loop recorder for automatic recognition and transtelephonic ECG transmission of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 391-396

  Müller, Axel ^a   Scharner, Wilfried ^b   Borchardt, Tilo ^b   Och, Wolfgang ^a   Korb, Harald ^c  

^a Chemnitz Clinic gGmbH   (Germany)

^b Vitasystems GmbH   (Germany)

^c Vitaphone GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70849107382     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.090402     Document Type: Article

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