Toward a novel semi-invasive activation mapping tool for the diagnosis of supraventricular arrhythmias from the esophagus.

Sweda, Romy; Wildhaber, Reto A; Mortier, Simone; Bruegger, Dominik; Niederhauser, Thomas; Goette, Josef; Jacomet, Marcel; Tanner, Hildegard; Haeberlin, Andreas (2019). Toward a novel semi-invasive activation mapping tool for the diagnosis of supraventricular arrhythmias from the esophagus. Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology, 24(5), e12652. Wiley 10.1111/anec.12652

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AIMS

Supraventricular arrhythmia diagnosis using the surface electrocardiogram (sECG) is often cumbersome due to limited atrial signal quality. In some instances, use of esophageal electrocardiography (eECG) may facilitate the diagnosis. Here, we present a novel approach to reconstruct cardiac activation maps from eECG recordings.

METHODS

eECGs and sECGs were recorded from 19 individuals using standard acquisition tools. From the recordings, algorithms were developed to estimate the esophageal ECG catheter's position and to reconstruct high-resolution mappings of the cardiac electric activity projected in the esophagus over time.

RESULTS

Esophageal two-dimensional activation maps were created for five healthy individuals and 14 patients suffering from different arrhythmias. The maps are displayed as time-dependent contour plots, which not only show voltage over time as conventional ECGs, but also the location, direction, and projected propagation speed of the cardiac depolarization wavefront in the esophagus. Representative examples of sinus rhythm, atrial flutter, and ventricular pre-excitation are shown.

CONCLUSION

The methodology presented in this report provides a high-resolution view of the cardiac electric field in the esophagus. It is the first step toward a three-dimensional mapping system, which shall be able to reconstruct a three-dimensional view of the cardiac activation from recordings within the esophagus.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Faculty Institutions > sitem Center for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship > Cardiac Technology and Implantable Devices
04 Faculty of Medicine > Faculty Institutions > sitem Center for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research

UniBE Contributor:

Sweda, Romy, Tanner, Hildegard, Häberlin, Andreas David Heinrich

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

1082-720X

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andreas Häberlin

Date Deposited:

08 Oct 2019 10:27

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:31

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/anec.12652

PubMed ID:

30977583

Uncontrolled Keywords:

biomedical engineering cardiac electrophysiology cardiac mapping esophageal ECG noninvasive mapping

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.133745

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/133745

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