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Characterization of atrial fibrillation using the surface ECG: time-dependent spectral properties

Stridh, Martin LU ; Sörnmo, Leif LU ; Meurling, Carl LU and Olsson, Bertil LU (2001) In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 48(1). p.19-27
Abstract
Time-frequency analysis is considered for characterizing atrial fibrillation in the surface electrocardiogram (ECG). Variations in fundamental frequency of the fibrillatory waves are tracked by using different time-frequency distributions which are appropriate to short- and long-term variations. The cross Wigner-Ville distribution is found to be particularly useful for short-term analysis due to its ability to handle poor signal-to-noise ratios. In patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, substantial short-term variations exist in fibrillation frequency and variations up to 2.5 Hz can be observed within a few seconds. Although time-frequency analysis is performed independently in each lead, short-term variations in fibrillation frequency... (More)
Time-frequency analysis is considered for characterizing atrial fibrillation in the surface electrocardiogram (ECG). Variations in fundamental frequency of the fibrillatory waves are tracked by using different time-frequency distributions which are appropriate to short- and long-term variations. The cross Wigner-Ville distribution is found to be particularly useful for short-term analysis due to its ability to handle poor signal-to-noise ratios. In patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, substantial short-term variations exist in fibrillation frequency and variations up to 2.5 Hz can be observed within a few seconds. Although time-frequency analysis is performed independently in each lead, short-term variations in fibrillation frequency often exhibit a similar pattern in the leads V1, V2 and V3. Using different techniques for short- and long-term analysis, it is possible to reliably detect subtle long-term changes in fibrillation frequency, e.g., related to an intervention, which otherwise would have been obscured by spontaneous variations in fibrillation frequency. (Less)
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19 - 27
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10.1109/10.900245
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  author       = {{Stridh, Martin and Sörnmo, Leif and Meurling, Carl and Olsson, Bertil}},
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering}},
  title        = {{Characterization of atrial fibrillation using the surface ECG: time-dependent spectral properties}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/10.900245}},
  volume       = {{48}},
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