A novel methodology for assessing the bounded-input bounded-output instability in qt interval dynamics: Application to clinical ecg with ventricular tachycardia

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2111-2117

  Chen, Xiaozhong ^a   Trayanova, Natalia A ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounded input bounded output (BIBO) stability; ECG; QT interval (QTI); repolarization dynamics; ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Indexed keywords

BIBO STABILITY; CONTROL GROUPS; ECG RECORDING; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; QT INTERVAL (QTI); REPOLARIZATION; RR INTERVALS; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VT GROUPS;

DYNAMICS; STABILITY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOUNDED INPUT BOUNDED OUTPUT INSTABILITY; BOUNDED OUTPUT INSTABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84864254007     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2011.2170837     Document Type: Article

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