Comparison of linear-stochastic and nonlinear-deterministic algorithms in the analysis of 15-minute clinical ECGs to predict risk of arrhythmic death

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 671-682

  Skinner, James E ^a   Meyer, Michael ^b   Nester, Brian A ^c   Geary, Una ^d   Taggart, Pamela ^d   Mangione, Antoinette ^d   Ramalanjaona, George ^e   Terregino, Carol ^f   Dalsey, William C ^d  

^a Vicor Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Chaos; ECG; Electrophysiology; Heart rate variability; HRV; Nonlinear; PD2i; Regulatory systems; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RR INTERVAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 77949452902     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: 1178203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s5568     Document Type: Article

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