Body surface potential mapping for detection of myocardial infarct sites

Author

Zarychta, P. ; Smith, Fe ; King, St ; Haigh, AJ ; Klinge, A. ; Zheng, D. ; Stevens, S. ; Allen, J. ; Okelarin, A. ; Langley, P. ; Murray, A.

Author_Institution

Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne

fYear

2007

fDate

Sept. 30 2007-Oct. 3 2007

Firstpage

181

Lastpage

184

Abstract

Using the additional information from multi-lead body surface potential recordings we aimed to study ECG features to predict the extent of infarcted myocardium as part of the 2007 PhysioNet/Computers in Cardiology Challenge. We studied potential and QT maps through key stages of the ventricular cycle assessing the 2 training and 2 test cases. Clinical assessment of the ECGs was provided by three cardiologists. QRS axis was abnormal in training case 1. ST was elevated in training case 1 and test case 2. T wave axis was abnormal in training case 2 and test case 1. T wave axis was different to QRS axis in training case 1. Cardiologists agreed that training cases 1 and 2 were anterior and inferior infarctions respectively, while they considered both test cases to be normal variations. The maps, however, showed significant abnormalities in the test cases.

Keywords

bioelectric potentials; biomedical measurement; electrocardiography; ECG; QRS axis; QT maps; anterior infarction; body surface potential mapping; cardiology; electrocardiography; inferior infarction; myocardial infarct site detection; potential maps; ventricular cycle; Cardiac disease; Cardiology; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Iron; Myocardium; Spatial resolution; Surface waves; Testing; Torso;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology, 2007

Conference_Location

Durham, NC

ISSN

0276-6547

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2533-4

Electronic_ISBN

0276-6547

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.2007.4745451

Filename

4745451