Open AccessDecrease in the heart rate complexity prior to the onset of atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Volkan Tuzcu,
Selman Nas,
Tülay Börklü,
Ahmet Ugur
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eul031
Subject(s) - medicine , sample entropy , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , heart rate , approximate entropy , confidence interval , electrocardiography , statistics , blood pressure , mathematics , time series
To assess heart rate complexity changes prior to the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) using sample entropy. It has been proposed that the autonomic nervous system might have a role in the initiation of AF.
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