Low noise level unmasks late potentials on signal-averaged electrocardiography

Experimental and Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Frances, Raul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA INTERAMERICANA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Late potential; Noise level; SAECG; Sensitivity; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOISE; QRS COMPLEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78049259638     PISSN: 12056626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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