Optimized measurement of activation rate at left atrial sites with complex fractionated electrograms during atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-143

  Ciaccio, Edward J ^a,b   Biviano, Angelo B ^a   Whang, William ^a   Wit, Andrew L ^a   Coromilas, James ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Activation; Atrial fibrillation; Complex atrial electrograms; Dominant frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75749101462     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01595.x     Document Type: Article

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