Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Hull
Article title
Circadian variation of human ventricular fibrillation dominant frequency
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Resuscitation
Article number
-
Volume number
81
Issue number
8
First page of article
950
ISSN of journal
0300-9572
Year of publication
2010
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
There is circadian variation in the effectiveness of defibrillation therapy for ventricular fibrillation (VF). This paper presents the first study of circadian variation of the electrocardiogram of human VF. Uniquely our study recorded human VF sustained for several weeks in a patient supported by a ventricular assist device. Analysis of the electrocardiogram revealed significant circadian variation in VF amplitude, but not dominant frequency. The study, published in one of the leading emergency medicine journals, increases our understanding of the dynamics of this arrhythmia and provides critical validation data for computer models of human VF.
Interdisciplinary
Yes
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
