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Characterization of the location and extent of myocardial infarction using heart vector analysis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19263222     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An innovative method was proposed on the basis of vectorcardiography to characterize the location and extent of moderate to large, relatively compact infarcts using ECG evidence. It is assumed that heart vector is proportional to relevant active depolarization area(s). The normal VCG was then used to examine our ideas based on the information of location, amplitude, and direction of heart vector at any instant that is included in it. The model-based comparison of cases under study and relevant normal VCGs gives region and extent of myocardial infarction. Three criteria were finally defined to evaluate the presented method based on Physionet database. EPD, which is the percentage discrepancy between the extent of the infarct as estimated from our proposed method and as determined from the gold standard. SO, which was defined as the overlap between the sets of infarct segments as estimated and as determined from the gold standard. And CED, which is the distance between the centroid (geometrical center) of the infarct as estimated from our method and as determined from the gold standard. Finally, we gained the values of EPD equal to 32, SO equal to 0.933 and CED equal to 1. The presented method is not applicable in cases of hypertrophy, Bundle Branch Block (BBB) and arrhythmia which can be a plan for future work.
Authors:
Ali Ghaffari; Mohammad Atarod; Masood Ghasemi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiovascular engineering (Dordrecht, Netherlands)     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1573-6806     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiovasc Eng     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-27     Completed Date:  2009-08-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101132083     Medline TA:  Cardiovasc Eng     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  6-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Body Surface Potential Mapping / methods*
Computer Simulation
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
Humans
Models, Cardiovascular*
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*,  physiopathology*
Vectorcardiography / methods*

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