title: Entropy measurements in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Recent studies on atrial fibrillation (AF) have identified different activation patterns in paroxysmal and persistent AF. In this study, bipolar intra-atrial registers from 28 patients (14 paroxysmal AF and 14 persistent AF) were analyzed in order to find out regional differences in the organization in both types of arrhythmias. The organization of atrial electrical activity was assessed in terms of nonlinear parameters, such as entropy measurements. Results showed differences between the atrial chambers with a higher disorganization in the left atrium in paroxysmal AF patients and a more homogenous behavior along the atria in persistent AF patients.
authors.affiliation: Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Campus Universitario, Group of Bioengineering Innovation (GIBI), DIEEAC, UCLM, Camino del Pozuelo sn 16071, Cuenca, Spain. raquel.cervigon@uclm.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cervigón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Millet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Villacastín
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castells
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D019277:Entropy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged