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Lesina K, Szili-Torok T, Peters E, de Wit A, Wijchers SA, Bhagwandien RE, Yap SC, Hirsch A, Hoogendijk MG. Performance and Robustness Testing of a Non-Invasive Mapping System for Ventricular Arrhythmias. Front Physiol 2022; 13:870435. [PMID: 35557970 PMCID: PMC9086357 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.870435] [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: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The clinical value of non-invasive mapping system depends on its accuracy under common variations of the inputs. The View Into Ventricular Onset (VIVO) system matches simulated QRS complexes of a patient-specific anatomical model with a 12-lead ECG to estimate the origin of ventricular arrhythmias. We aim to test the performance of the VIVO system and its sensitivity to changes in the anatomical model, time marker placement to demarcate the QRS complex and body position. Methods: Non-invasive activation maps of idiopathic premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) using a patient-specific or generic anatomical model were matched with the location during electrophysiological studies. Activation maps were analyzed before and after systematically changing the time marker placement. Morphologically identical PVCs recorded in supine and sitting position were compared in a subgroup. Results: Non-invasive activation maps of 48 patients (age 51 ± 14 years, 28 female) were analyzed. The origin of the PVCs as determined by VIVO system matched with the clinical localization in 36/48 (75%) patients. Mismatches were more common for PVCs of left than right ventricular origin [11/27 (41%) vs. 1/21 (5%) of cases, p < 0.01]. The first 32 cases were analyzed for robustness testing of the VIVO system. Changing the patient-specific vs. the generic anatomical model reduced the accuracy from 23/32 (72%) to 15/32 (47%), p < 0.05. Time marker placement in the QRS complex (delayed onset or advanced end marker) or in the ST-segment (delaying the QRS complex end marker) resulted in progressive shifts in origins of PVCs. Altered body positions did not change the predicted origin of PVCs in most patients [clinically unchanged 11/15 (73%)]. Conclusion: VIVO activation mapping is sensitive to changes in the anatomical model and time marker placement but less to altered body position.
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Affiliation(s)
- Krista Lesina
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Boonstra MJ, Hilderink BN, Locati ET, Asselbergs FW, Loh P, van Dam PM. Novel CineECG enables anatomical 3D localization and classification of bundle branch blocks. Europace 2021; 23:i80-i87. [PMID: 33751077 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Ventricular conduction disorders can induce arrhythmias and impair cardiac function. Bundle branch blocks (BBBs) are diagnosed by 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), but discrimination between BBBs and normal tracings can be challenging. CineECG computes the temporo-spatial trajectory of activation waveforms in a 3D heart model from 12-lead ECGs. Recently, in Brugada patients, CineECG has localized the terminal components of ventricular depolarization to right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT), coincident with arrhythmogenic substrate localization detected by epicardial electro-anatomical maps. This abnormality was not found in normal or right BBB (RBBB) patients. This study aimed at exploring whether CineECG can improve the discrimination between left BBB (LBBB)/RBBB, and incomplete RBBB (iRBBB). METHODS AND RESULTS We utilized 500 12-lead ECGs from the online Physionet-XL-PTB-Diagnostic ECG Database with a certified ECG diagnosis. The mean temporo-spatial isochrone trajectory was calculated and projected into the anatomical 3D heart model. We established five CineECG classes: 'Normal', 'iRBBB', 'RBBB', 'LBBB', and 'Undetermined', to which each tracing was allocated. We determined the accuracy of CineECG classification with the gold standard diagnosis. A total of 391 ECGs were analysed (9 ECGs were excluded for noise) and 240/266 were correctly classified as 'normal', 14/17 as 'iRBBB', 55/55 as 'RBBB', 51/51 as 'LBBB', and 31 as 'undetermined'. The terminal mean temporal spatial isochrone contained most information about the BBB localization. CONCLUSION CineECG provided the anatomical localization of different BBBs and accurately differentiated between normal, LBBB and RBBB, and iRBBB. CineECG may aid clinical diagnostic work-up, potentially contributing to the difficult discrimination between normal, iRBBB, and Brugada patients.
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- Machteld J Boonstra
- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508 GA, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508 GA, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy
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- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508 GA, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Institute of Health Informatics, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508 GA, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508 GA, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,ECG Excellence BV, Nieuwerbrug aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
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Roudijk RW, Boonstra MJ, Ruisch J, Kastelein M, van Dam E, Schellenkens M, Loh P, van Dam PM. Feasibility study of a 3D camera to reduce electrode repositioning errors during longitudinal ECG acquisition. J Electrocardiol 2021; 66:69-76. [PMID: 33794386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2021.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Longitudinal monitoring of sometimes subtle waveform changes of the 12‑lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is complicated by patient-specific and technical factors, such as the inaccuracy of electrode repositioning. This feasibility study uses a 3D camera to reduce electrode repositioning errors, reduce ECG waveform variability and enable detailed longitudinal ECG monitoring. METHODS Per subject, three clinical ECGs were obtained during routine clinical follow-up. Additionally, two ECGs were recorded guided by two 3D cameras, which were used to capture the precordial electrode locations and direct electrode repositioning. ECG waveforms and parameters were quantitatively compared between 3D camera guided ECGs and clinical ECGs. Euclidian distances between original and repositioned precordial electrodes from 3D guided ECGs were measured. RESULTS Twenty subjects (mean age 65.1 ± 8.2 years, 35% females) were included. The ECG waveform variation between routine ECGs was significantly higher compared to 3D guided ECGs, for both the QRS complex (correlation coefficient = 0.90 vs 0.98, p < 0.001) and the STT segment (correlation coefficient = 0.88 vs. 0.96, p < 0.001). QTc interval variation was reduced for 3D camera guided ECGs compared to routine clinical ECGs (5.6 ms vs. 9.6 ms, p = 0.030). The median distance between 3D guided repositioned electrodes was 10.0 [6.4-15.2] mm, and did differ between males and females (p = 0.076). CONCLUSIONS 3D guided repositioning of precordial electrodes resulted in, a low repositioning error, higher agreement between waveforms of consecutive ECGs and a reduction of QTc variation. These findings suggest that longitudinal monitoring of disease progression using 12‑lead ECG waveforms is feasible in clinical practice.
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- Robert W Roudijk
- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; ECG Excellence BV, Nieuwerbrug, the Netherlands.
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van Dam PM, Locati ET, Ciconte G, Borrelli V, Heilbron F, Santinelli V, Vicedomini G, Monasky MM, Micaglio E, Giannelli L, Mecarocci V, Ćalović Ž, Anastasia L, Pappone C. Novel CineECG Derived From Standard 12-Lead ECG Enables Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Localization of Electrical Substrate in Patients With Brugada Syndrome. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2020; 13:e008524. [DOI: 10.1161/circep.120.008524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background:
In Brugada syndrome (BrS), diagnosed in presence of a spontaneous or ajmaline-induced type-1 pattern, ventricular arrhythmias originate from the right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT). We developed a novel CineECG method, obtained by inverse electrocardiogram (ECG) from standard 12-lead ECG, to localize the electrical activity pathway in patients with BrS.
Methods:
The CineECG enabled the temporospatial localization of the ECG waveforms, deriving the mean temporospatial isochrone from standard 12-lead ECG. The study sample included (1) 15 patients with spontaneous type-1 Brugada pattern, and (2) 18 patients with ajmaline-induced BrS (at baseline and after ajmaline), in whom epicardial potential duration maps were available; (3) 17 type-3 BrS pattern patients not showing type-1 BrS pattern after ajmaline (ajmaline-negative); (4) 47 normal subjects; (5) 18 patients with right bundle branch block (RBBB). According to CineECG algorithm, each ECG was classified as Normal, Brugada, RBBB, or Undetermined.
Results:
In patients with spontaneous or ajmaline-induced BrS, CineECG localized the terminal mean temporospatial isochrone forces in the RVOT, congruent with the arrhythmogenic substrate location detected by epicardial potential duration maps. The RVOT location was never observed in normal, RBBB, or ajmaline-negative patients. In most patients with ajmaline-induced BrS (78%), the RVOT location was already evident at baseline. The CineECG classified all normal subjects and ajmaline-negative patients at baseline as Normal or Undetermined, all patients with RBBB as RBBB, whereas all patients with spontaneous and ajmaline-induced BrS as Brugada. Compared with standard 12-lead ECG, CineECG at baseline had a 100% positive predictive value and 81% negative predictive value in predicting ajmaline test results.
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In patients with spontaneous and ajmaline-induced BrS, the CineECG localized the late QRS activity in the RVOT, a phenomenon never observed in normal, RBBB, or ajmaline-negative patients. The possibility to identify the RVOT as the location of the arrhythmogenic substrate by the noninvasive CineECG, based on the standard 12-lead ECG, opens new prospective for diagnosing patients with BrS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Peter M. van Dam
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands (P.M.v.D.)
- ECG Excellence BV, Nieuwerbrug aan den Rijn, the Netherlands (P.M.v.D.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Milano Bicocca University, Istituto Auxologico Italiano San Luca, Milan, Italy (F.H.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (L.A., C.P.)
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- Department of Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (E.T.L., G.C., V.B., V.S., G.V., M.M.M., E.M., L.G., V.M., Z.C., L.A, C.P.)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (L.A., C.P.)
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