Spectral profiles of complex fractionated atrial electrograms are different in longstanding and acute onset atrial fibrillation atrial electrogram spectra

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 971-979

  Ciaccio, Edward J ^a   Biviano, Angelo B ^a   Whang, William ^a   Gambhir, Alok ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Complex fractionated atrial electrograms; Fourier; Spectral profile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84870458743     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02349.x     Document Type: Article

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