Title :
Visualizing intracardiac atrial fibrillation electrograms using spectral analysis
Author :
Salinet, J.L. ; Oliveira, G.N. ; Vanheusden, Frederique J. ; Comba, Joao L. D. ; Ng, G. Andre ; Schlindwein, Fernando S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Abstract :
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and it is associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, and mortality. This work describes spectral analysis techniques that are being used in conjunction with visualization algorithms to help guide catheter ablation procedures that aim at treating patients with arrhythmia.
Keywords :
data visualisation; defibrillators; electrocardiography; medical signal processing; spectral analysis; cardiac arrhythmia; catheter ablation procedure; heart failure; intracardiac atrial fibrillation electrogram; mortality; spectral analysis; stroke; visualization algorithm; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiology; Catheters; Frequency-domain analysis; Heart; Real-time systems; Scientific computing; Spectral analysis; atrial fibrillation; intercardiac atrial electrograms; scientific computing; scientific visualization; spectral analysis;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2013.37