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Leinveber P, Halamek J, Curila K, Prinzen F, Lipoldova J, Matejkova M, Smisek R, Plesinger F, Nagy A, Novak M, Viscor I, Vondra V, Jurak P. Ultra-high-frequency ECG volumetric and negative derivative epicardial ventricular electrical activation pattern. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5681. [PMID: 38454102 PMCID: PMC10920693 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55789-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Abstract
From precordial ECG leads, the conventional determination of the negative derivative of the QRS complex (ND-ECG) assesses epicardial activation. Recently we showed that ultra-high-frequency electrocardiography (UHF-ECG) determines the activation of a larger volume of the ventricular wall. We aimed to combine these two methods to investigate the potential of volumetric and epicardial ventricular activation assessment and thereby determine the transmural activation sequence. We retrospectively analyzed 390 ECG records divided into three groups-healthy subjects with normal ECG, left bundle branch block (LBBB), and right bundle branch block (RBBB) patients. Then we created UHF-ECG and ND-ECG-derived depolarization maps and computed interventricular electrical dyssynchrony. Characteristic spatio-temporal differences were found between the volumetric UHF-ECG activation patterns and epicardial ND-ECG in the Normal, LBBB, and RBBB groups, despite the overall high correlations between both methods. Interventricular electrical dyssynchrony values assessed by the ND-ECG were consistently larger than values computed by the UHF-ECG method. Noninvasively obtained UHF-ECG and ND-ECG analyses describe different ventricular dyssynchrony and the general course of ventricular depolarization. Combining both methods based on standard 12-lead ECG electrode positions allows for a more detailed analysis of volumetric and epicardial ventricular electrical activation, including the assessment of the depolarization wave direction propagation in ventricles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pavel Leinveber
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine and Cardioangiology, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine and Cardioangiology, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine and Cardioangiology, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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Kong NW, Upadhyay GA. Cardiac resynchronization considerations in left bundle branch block. Front Physiol 2022; 13:962042. [PMID: 36187776 PMCID: PMC9520457 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.962042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) via biventricular pacing (BiVP) is an established treatment for patients with left ventricular systolic heart failure and intraventricular conduction delay resulting in wide QRS. Seminal trials demonstrating mortality benefit from CRT were conducted in patients with wide left bundle branch block (LBBB) pattern on electrocardiogram (ECG) and evidence of clinical heart failure. The presence of conduction block was assumed to correlate with commonly applied criteria for LBBB. More recent data has challenged this assertion, revealing that LBBB pattern may include distinct underlying pathophysiology, including patients with complete conduction block, either at the left-sided His fibers or the proximal left bundle, intact Purkinje activation with wide LBBB-like QRS, and patients demonstrating both proximal block and distal delay. Currently, BiVP-CRT is indicated for all QRS duration ≥150 ms and may be considered for BBB patterns from 130 to 149 ms with robust clinical data to support its use. Despite this, however, there remains a significant number of non-responders to BVP. Conduction system pacing (CSP) has emerged as an alternative approach to deliver CRT and correct QRS in patients with conduction block. Newer hybrid approaches which combine CSP and traditional BiVP-CRT and may hold promise for patients with IP or mixed-level block. As various approaches to CRT continue to be studied, physiologic phenotyping of the LBBB pattern remains an important consideration.
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- Nathan W. Kong
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Section of Cardiology, Center for Arrhythmia Care, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Gaurav A. Upadhyay,
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Borik S, Procka P, Kubicek J, Hoog Antink C. Skin tissue perfusion mapping triggered by an audio-(de)modulated reference signal. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:4058-4070. [PMID: 35991927 PMCID: PMC9352299 DOI: 10.1364/boe.461087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Spatial mapping of skin perfusion provides essential information about physiological processes that are often hidden from the eyes of the examining physician. The perfusion map quality depends on several key factors, such as the camera system type, frame rate, sensitivity, or signal-to-noise ratio. When investigating physiological parameters, the reference signal allows for increasing the spatial resolution of the photoplethysmography imaging (PPGI) system. On the other hand, it increases the system complexity and the synchronization prerequisites. Our solution is a hardware device that modulates the reference biosignal into the audio frequency band. This signal is connected to the mic input of a digital camera or a smartphone, enabling the transformation of such a device into a PPGI measurement system even in the case of compressed video recording using lock-in amplification technique. It also brings the possibility of synchronous recording of PPGI and another reference signal such as conventional photoplethysmogram or electrocardiogram.
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- Stefan Borik
- Dept. of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia
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- Dept. of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia
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- Dept. of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia
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- AI Systems in Medicine (KIS*MED), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Treger JS, Upadhyay GA. What Intracardiac Tracings Have Taught Us About Left Bundle Branch Block. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022; 14:203-211. [PMID: 35715078 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Current electrocardiogram (ECG) criteria for left bundle branch block (LBBB) are largely based on early work in animal models or on mathematical models of cardiac activation. The resulting criteria have modest specificity, and up to one-third of patients who meet current ECG criteria for LBBB may have intact conduction through their His-Purkinje systems. Intracardiac tracings offer the ability to accurately discriminate between LBBB and other causes of delayed activation, which may facilitate the development of more accurate ECG criteria. Assessing these distinctions are particularly salient to applications for conduction system pacing.
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- Jeremy S Treger
- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Heart and Vascular Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Heart and Vascular Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Jurak P, Bear LR, Nguyên UC, Viscor I, Andrla P, Plesinger F, Halamek J, Vondra V, Abell E, Cluitmans MJM, Dubois R, Curila K, Leinveber P, Prinzen FW. 3-Dimensional ventricular electrical activation pattern assessed from a novel high-frequency electrocardiographic imaging technique: principles and clinical importance. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11469. [PMID: 34075135 PMCID: PMC8169848 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90963-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The study introduces and validates a novel high-frequency (100–400 Hz bandwidth, 2 kHz sampling frequency) electrocardiographic imaging (HFECGI) technique that measures intramural ventricular electrical activation. Ex-vivo experiments and clinical measurements were employed. Ex-vivo, two pig hearts were suspended in a human-torso shaped tank using surface tank electrodes, epicardial electrode sock, and plunge electrodes. We compared conventional epicardial electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) with intramural activation by HFECGI and verified with sock and plunge electrodes. Clinical importance of HFECGI measurements was performed on 14 patients with variable conduction abnormalities. From 3 × 4 needle and 108 sock electrodes, 256 torso or 184 body surface electrodes records, transmural activation times, sock epicardial activation times, ECGI-derived activation times, and high-frequency activation times were computed. The ex-vivo transmural measurements showed that HFECGI measures intramural electrical activation, and ECGI-HFECGI activation times differences indicate endo-to-epi or epi-to-endo conduction direction. HFECGI-derived volumetric dyssynchrony was significantly lower than epicardial ECGI dyssynchrony. HFECGI dyssynchrony was able to distinguish between intraventricular conduction disturbance and bundle branch block patients.
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- Pavel Jurak
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 147, Brno, 635 00, Czech Republic.
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- IHU Liryc, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac-Bordeaux, France.,Univ. Bordeaux, CRCTB, U1045, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM, CRCTB, U1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 147, Brno, 635 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 147, Brno, 635 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 147, Brno, 635 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 147, Brno, 635 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 147, Brno, 635 00, Czech Republic
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- IHU Liryc, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac-Bordeaux, France.,Univ. Bordeaux, CRCTB, U1045, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM, CRCTB, U1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- IHU Liryc, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac-Bordeaux, France.,Univ. Bordeaux, CRCTB, U1045, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM, CRCTB, U1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Cardiocenter, Department of Cardiology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Spatial variance in the 12-lead ECG and mechanical dyssynchrony. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2021; 62:479-485. [PMID: 34014454 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-021-00999-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Electrical transmission disorders have a deleterious effect on cardiac depolarization, resulting in a disorganized ventricular contraction that reduces global mechanical efficiency; this mechanical dyssynchrony can be corrected by cardiac resynchronization therapy. However, despite adjustments in the electrical criteria selection of QRS for the recognition of mechanical dyssynchrony, a significant proportion of patients do not currently respond to this therapy. PURPOSE To find if a new predictor of dyssynchrony, the electrocardiogram spatial variance, is a better marker of mechanical dyssynchrony than QRS duration. METHODS Forty-seven electrocardiograms and 47 strain (2D speckle tracking) echocardiograms were prospectively collected simultaneously in consecutive, non-selected patients; the left ventricular mechanical dispersion was measured in all the cases. The electrocardiographic analysis of variance was made with a digital superposition of the electrocardiographic leads and generates different indexes of variance of both QRS complex and repolarization phase. RESULTS ROC analysis probed that the best area under the curve (AUC) value correlated with left ventricular mechanical dispersion and was obtained combining several spatial variance markers (considering depolarization and repolarization spatial variance together; AUC = 0.97); the same analysis using the QRS duration versus mechanical dispersion showed a significantly lower AUC value (AUC = 0.64). CONCLUSION Spatial variance combining depolarization and repolarization markers is a superior predictor of left ventricular mechanical dispersion than QRS duration.
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Zhan P, Li T, Shi J, Wang G, Wang B, Liu H, Wang W. R-Wave Singularity: A New Morphological Approach to the Analysis of Cardiac Electrical Dyssynchrony. Front Physiol 2021; 11:599838. [PMID: 33414723 PMCID: PMC7783454 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.599838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
R-wave singularity (RWS) measures the intermittence or discontinuousness of R waves. It has been broadly used in QRS (QRS complex of electrocardiogram) detection, electrocardiogram (ECG) beats classification, etc. In this article, we novelly developed RWS to the analysis of QRS morphology as the measurement of ventricular dyssynchrony and tested the hypothesis that RWS could enhance the discrimination between control and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. Holter ECG recordings were obtained from the Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse database, among which database Normal was extracted as normal controls (n = 202) and database AMI (n = 93) as typical subjects of autonomic nervous system dysfunction and cardiac electrical dyssynchrony with high risk for cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Experimental results demonstrate that RWS measured by Lipschitz exponent calculated from 5-min Holter recordings was significantly less negative in early AMI and late AMI than that in Normal subjects for overall, elderly, and elderly male groups, which suggested the heterogeneous depolarization of the ventricular myocardium during AMI. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses show that combined with heart rate variability parameters, Lipschitz exponent provides higher accuracy in distinguishing between the patients with AMI and healthy control subjects for overall, elderly, elderly male, and elderly female groups. In summary, our study demonstrates the significance of using RWS to probe the cardiac electrical dyssynchrony for AMI. Lipschitz exponent may be valuable and complementary for existing cardiac resynchronization therapy and autonomic nervous system assessment.
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- Ping Zhan
- Medical Innovation Research Division, Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Medical Support Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing, China
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Nemcova A, Vitek M, Novakova M. Complex study on compression of ECG signals using novel single-cycle fractal-based algorithm and SPIHT. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15801. [PMID: 32978481 PMCID: PMC7519154 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72656-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Compression of ECG signal is essential especially in the area of signal transmission in telemedicine. There exist many compression algorithms which are described in various details, tested on various datasets and their performance is expressed by different ways. There is a lack of standardization in this area. This study points out these drawbacks and presents new compression algorithm which is properly described, tested and objectively compared with other authors. This study serves as an example how the standardization should look like. Single-cycle fractal-based (SCyF) compression algorithm is introduced and tested on 4 different databases-CSE database, MIT-BIH arrhythmia database, High-frequency signal and Brno University of Technology ECG quality database (BUT QDB). SCyF algorithm is always compared with well-known algorithm based on wavelet transform and set partitioning in hierarchical trees in terms of efficiency (2 methods) and quality/distortion of the signal after compression (12 methods). Detail analysis of the results is provided. The results of SCyF compression algorithm reach up to avL = 0.4460 bps and PRDN = 2.8236%.
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- Andrea Nemcova
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technická 12, 616 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technická 12, 616 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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Impact of Decreased Transmural Conduction Velocity on the Function of the Human Left Ventricle: A Simulation Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:2867865. [PMID: 32337235 PMCID: PMC7160730 DOI: 10.1155/2020/2867865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study investigates the impact of reduced transmural conduction velocity (TCV) on output parameters of the human heart. In a healthy heart, the TCV contributes to synchronization of the onset of contraction in individual layers of the left ventricle (LV). However, it is unclear whether the clinically observed decrease of TCV contributes significantly to a reduction of LV contractility. The applied three-dimensional finite element model of isovolumic contraction of the human LV incorporates transmural gradients in electromechanical delay and myocyte shortening velocity and evaluates the impact of TCV reduction on pressure rise (namely, (dP/dt)max) and on isovolumic contraction duration (IVCD) in a healthy LV. The model outputs are further exploited in the lumped “Windkessel” model of the human cardiovascular system (based on electrohydrodynamic analogy of respective differential equations) to simulate the impact of changes of (dP/dt)max and IVCD on chosen systemic parameters (ejection fraction, LV power, cardiac output, and blood pressure). The simulations have shown that a 50% decrease in TCV prolongs substantially the isovolumic contraction, decelerates slightly the LV pressure rise, increases the LV energy consumption, and reduces the LV power. These negative effects increase progressively with further reduction of TCV. In conclusion, these results suggest that the pumping efficacy of the human LV decreases with lower TCV due to a higher energy consumption and lower LV power. Although the changes induced by the clinically relevant reduction of TCV are not critical for a healthy heart, they may represent an important factor limiting the heart function under disease conditions.
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Curila K, Prochazkova R, Jurak P, Jastrzebski M, Halamek J, Moskal P, Stros P, Vesela J, Waldauf P, Viscor I, Plesinger F, Sussenbek O, Herman D, Osmancik P, Smisek R, Leinveber P, Czarnecka D, Widimsky P. Both selective and nonselective His bundle, but not myocardial, pacing preserve ventricular electrical synchrony assessed by ultra-high-frequency ECG. Heart Rhythm 2020; 17:607-614. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Jurak P, Curila K, Leinveber P, Prinzen FW, Viscor I, Plesinger F, Smisek R, Prochazkova R, Osmancik P, Halamek J, Matejkova M, Lipoldova J, Novak M, Panovsky R, Andrla P, Vondra V, Stros P, Vesela J, Herman D. Novel ultra‐high‐frequency electrocardiogram tool for the description of the ventricular depolarization pattern before and during cardiac resynchronization. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2019; 31:300-307. [DOI: 10.1111/jce.14299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pavel Jurak
- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University, University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyPrague Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research CenterSt Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine‐CardioangiologyFaculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, St Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute MaastrichtMaastricht UniversityMaastricht The Netherlands
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- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationBrno University of TechnologyBrno Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University, University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyPrague Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University, University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyPrague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research CenterSt Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research CenterSt Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine‐CardioangiologyFaculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, St Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research CenterSt Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine‐CardioangiologyFaculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, St Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research CenterSt Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine‐CardioangiologyFaculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, St Anneʼs University HospitalBrno Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific InstrumentsThe Czech Academy of SciencesBrno Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University, University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyPrague Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University, University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyPrague Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University, University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyPrague Czech Republic
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Halamek J, Leinveber P, Viscor I, Smisek R, Plesinger F, Vondra V, Lipoldova J, Matejkova M, Jurak P. The relationship between ECG predictors of cardiac resynchronization therapy benefit. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217097. [PMID: 31150418 PMCID: PMC6544221 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment that reduces mortality and improves cardiac function in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB). However, about 30% of patients passing the current criteria do not benefit or benefit only a little from CRT. Three predictors of benefit based on different ECG properties were compared: 1) "strict" left bundle branch block classification (SLBBB); 2) QRS area; 3) ventricular electrical delay (VED) which defines the septal-lateral conduction delay. These predictors have never been analyzed concurrently. We analyzed the relationship between them on a subset of 602 records from the MADIT-CRT trial. METHODS & RESULTS SLBBB classification was performed by two experts; QRS area and VED were computed fully automatically. High-frequency QRS (HFQRS) maps were used to inspect conduction abnormalities. The correlation between SLBBB and other predictors was R = 0.613, 0.523 and 0.390 for VED, QRS area in Z lead, and QRS duration, respectively. Scatter plots were used to pick up disagreement between the predictors. The majority of SLBBB subjects- 295 of 330 (89%)-are supposed to respond positively to CRT according to the VED and QRS area, though 93 of 272 (34%) non-SLBBB should also benefit from CRT according to the VED and QRS area. CONCLUSION SLBBB classification is limited by the proper setting of cut-off values. In addition, it is too "strict" and excludes patients that may benefit from CRT therapy. QRS area and VED are clearly defined parameters. They may be used to optimize biventricular stimulation. Detailed analysis of conduction irregularities with CRT optimization should be based on HFQRS maps.
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- Josef Halamek
- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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Bonomini MP, Ortega DF, Barja LD, Mangani N, Arini PD. Depolarization spatial variance as a cardiac dyssynchrony descriptor. Biomed Signal Process Control 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nguyên UC, Verzaal NJ, van Nieuwenhoven FA, Vernooy K, Prinzen FW. Pathobiology of cardiac dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy. Europace 2018; 20:1898-1909. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Uyên Châu Nguyên
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Killu AM, Cha YM. Ventricular Electrical Activation Delay and High-Frequency Electrocardiograms. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2018; 11:e006396. [DOI: 10.1161/circep.118.006396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ammar M. Killu
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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Plesinger F, Jurak P, Halamek J, Nejedly P, Leinveber P, Viscor I, Vondra V, McNitt S, Polonsky B, Moss AJ, Zareba W, Couderc JP. Ventricular Electrical Delay Measured From Body Surface ECGs Is Associated With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Response in Left Bundle Branch Block Patients From the MADIT-CRT Trial (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy). Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2018; 11:e005719. [PMID: 29700054 DOI: 10.1161/circep.117.005719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is beneficial in heart failure patients with left bundle branch block, 30% of these patients do not respond to the therapy. Identifying these patients before implantation of the device is one of the current challenges in clinical cardiology. METHODS We verified the diagnostic contribution and an optimized computerized approach to measuring ventricular electrical activation delay (VED) from body surface 12-lead ECGs. We applied the method to ECGs acquired before implantation (baseline) in the MADIT-CRT trial (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy). VED values were dichotomized using its quartiles, and we tested the association of VED values with the MADIT-CRT primary end point of heart failure or death. Multivariate Cox proportional models were used to estimate the risk of study end points. In addition, the association between VED values and hemodynamic changes after CRT-D implantation was examined using 1-year follow-up echocardiograms. RESULTS Our results showed that left bundle branch block patients with baseline VED <31.2 ms had a 35% risk of MADIT-CRT end points, whereas patients with VED ≥31.2 ms had a 14% risk (P<0.001). The hazard ratio for predicting primary end points in patients with low VED was 2.34 (95% confidence interval, 1.53-3.57; P<0.001). Higher VED values were also associated with beneficial hemodynamic changes. These strong VED associations were not found in the right bundle branch block and intraventricular conduction delay cohorts of the MADIT-CRT trial. CONCLUSIONS Left bundle branch block patients with a high baseline VED value benefited most from CRT, whereas left bundle branch block patients with low VED did not show CRT benefits.
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- Filip Plesinger
- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Department of Medical Signals, Brno, (F.P., P.J., J.H., P.N., I.V., V.V.).
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Department of Medical Signals, Brno, (F.P., P.J., J.H., P.N., I.V., V.V.)
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Department of Medical Signals, Brno, (F.P., P.J., J.H., P.N., I.V., V.V.)
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Department of Medical Signals, Brno, (F.P., P.J., J.H., P.N., I.V., V.V.)
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic (P.L.)
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Department of Medical Signals, Brno, (F.P., P.J., J.H., P.N., I.V., V.V.)
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Department of Medical Signals, Brno, (F.P., P.J., J.H., P.N., I.V., V.V.)
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- Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (S.M., B.P., A.J.M., W.Z., J.-P.C.)
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- Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (S.M., B.P., A.J.M., W.Z., J.-P.C.)
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- Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (S.M., B.P., A.J.M., W.Z., J.-P.C.)
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- Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (S.M., B.P., A.J.M., W.Z., J.-P.C.)
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- Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (S.M., B.P., A.J.M., W.Z., J.-P.C.)
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