Nonlinear analysis of fibrillatory electrogram similarity to optimize the detection of complex fractionated electrograms during persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 280-289

  Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Lo, Men Tzung ^c   Lin, Chen ^c   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Li, Cheng Hung ^a   Chang, Yi Chung ^c   Hsieh, Wan Hsin ^c   Chung, Fa Po ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Chang, Hung Yu ^a   Huang, Norden E ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; complex fractionated atrial electrograms; dominant frequency; electrogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874745158     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12019     Document Type: Article

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