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ArticleBioMed research international2015

ECG-Based Detection of Early Myocardial Ischemia in a Computational Model: Impact of Additional Electrodes, Optimal Placement, and a New Feature for ST Deviation.

Axel Loewe, Walther H W Schulze, Yuan Jiang, Mathias Wilhelms, Armin Luik, Olaf Dössel, Gunnar Seemann

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors.

Axel LoeweKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Walther H W SchulzeKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Yuan JiangKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany ; Siemens Healthcare Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, 46350 Selangor, Malaysia.
Mathias WilhelmsKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Armin LuikStädtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Medizinische Klinik IV, Moltkestraße 90, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Olaf DösselKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Gunnar SeemannKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In case of chest pain, immediate diagnosis of myocardial ischemia is required to respond with an appropriate treatment. The diagnostic capability of the electrocardiogram (ECG), however, is strongly limited for ischemic events that do not lead to ST elevation. This computational study investigates the potential of different electrode setups in detecting early ischemia at 10 minutes after onset: standard 3-channel and 12-lead ECG as well as body surface potential maps (BSPMs). Further, it was assessed if an additional ECG electrode with optimized position or the right-sided Wilson leads can improve sensitivity of the standard 12-lead ECG. To this end, a simulation study was performed for 765 different locations and sizes of ischemia in the left ventricle. Improvements by adding a single, subject specifically optimized electrode were similar to those of the BSPM: 2-11% increased detection rate depending on the desired specificity. Adding right-sided Wilson leads had negligible effect. Absence of ST deviation could not be related to specific locations of the ischemic region or its transmurality. As alternative to the ST time integral as a feature of ST deviation, the K point deviation was introduced: the baseline deviation at the minimum of the ST-segment envelope signal, which increased 12-lead detection rate by 7% for a reasonable threshold.

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Computer SimulationModels, CardiovascularElectrocardiographyElectrodesHumansMyocardial Ischemia

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PMID26587538
PMCPMC4637443

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