Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 917-922 , October 2009

Sample entropy of the main atrial wave predicts spontaneous termination of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

  • Raúl Alcaraz

      Affiliations

    • Innovation in Bioengineering Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, 16071 Cuenca, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 969179100x4847; fax: +34 969179119.
    • ,
  • José J. Rieta

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Synergy, Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Campus de Gandia, 46730 Gandia, Spain

Received 13 May 2008 ,Revised 12 February 2009 ,Accepted 1 May 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00111-8

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.05.002

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 917-922 , October 2009

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