Improved detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation utilizing a software-assisted electrocardiogram approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Schaefer, Jürgen R ^a   Leussler, Dieter ^b   Rosin, Ludger ^c   Pittrow, David ^d   Hepp, Thomas ^e  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Cardiology Clinic 'Kardiologie Plattform Hessen'   (Germany)

^c Sanofi   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Apoplex Medical Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE RISK ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 84896537678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089328     Document Type: Article

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