Nonparametric signal processing validation in T-wave alternans detection and estimation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1328-1338

  Goya Esteban, R ^a   Barquero Perez, O ^a   Blanco Velasco, M ^b   Caamano Fernandez, A J ^a   Garcia Alberola, A ^c   Rojo Alvarez, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bootstrap resampling; electrocardiogram (ECG); signal processing; T wave alternans (TWA)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

AMPLITUDE ESTIMATION; BOOTSTRAP RESAMPLING; DECISION STATISTICS; DETECTION AND ESTIMATION; ERROR PROBABILITIES; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATHS; T-WAVE ALTERNANS (TWA);

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE REDUCTION; NONPARAMETRIC SIGNAL PROCESSING VALIDATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; QRS COMPLEX; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REPOLARIZATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SINUS RHYTHM; SPECTRAL METHOD; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; T WAVE ALTERNANS; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; TEMPORAL METHOD; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897133589     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2014.2304565     Document Type: Article

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