A novel method for determining the phase of T-wave alternans: Diagnostic and therapeutic implications

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 818-826

  Sayadi, Omid ^a   Merchant, Faisal M ^b   Puppala, Dheeraj ^a   Mela, Theofanie ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   Owen, Chris ^a   Armoundas, Antonis A ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternans; Arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorders); Defibrillators; Implantable; Intracardiac electrogram; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; T WAVE; T WAVE ALTERNAN; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SWINE; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884513858     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000114     Document Type: Article

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