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Computer processing of intracardiac electrograms for conduction studies.

A R Leblanc·L Senécal·C Guimond·R A Nadeau
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Computer techniques developed to process intracardiac signals recorded in dogs are presented. The signals under measurement are the auricular and ventricular monophasic action potentials and the His bundle electrogram. Computerized measurement of significant timing parameters on simultaneous recordings of these signals can assess quite precisely changes in the normal conduction scheme of the heart provoked by different experimental protocols. Increased accuracy is mainly due to the objective way of defining wave onsets and the processing power of the system used. Signal recording, signal acquisition, automatic waveform measurements, interactive process and production of end result graphs by computer are all described.

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A R Leblanc, L Senécal, C Guimond, R A Nadeau. 1979. Computer processing of intracardiac electrograms for conduction studies.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-468x(79)90063-1

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