Frequency domain and time complex analyses manifest low correlation and temporal variability when calculating activation rates in atrial fibrillation patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 540-548

  Biviano, Angelo B ^a   Coromilas, James ^b   Ciaccio, Edward J ^a   Whang, William ^a   Hickey, Kathleen ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrogram; Frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMAIN FREQUENCY; EQUAL APPEARING INTERVAL SCALE; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957538817     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02993.x     Document Type: Article

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