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ArticlePloS one2017

Non-invasive localization of atrial ectopic beats by using simulated body surface P-wave integral maps.

Ana Ferrer-Albero, Eduardo J Godoy, Miguel Lozano, Laura Martínez-Mateu, Felipe Atienza, Javier Saiz, Rafael Sebastian

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ana Ferrer-AlberoCentro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7642-916X
Eduardo J GodoyComputational Multiscale Physiology Lab (CoMMLab), Department of Computer Science, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Miguel LozanoComputational Multiscale Physiology Lab (CoMMLab), Department of Computer Science, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Laura Martínez-MateuCentro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.
Felipe AtienzaHospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Javier SaizCentro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.
Rafael SebastianComputational Multiscale Physiology Lab (CoMMLab), Department of Computer Science, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Universitat de València · ESUniversitat Politècnica de València · ESHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-invasive localization of continuous atrial ectopic beats remains a cornerstone for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias. The lack of accurate tools to guide electrophysiologists leads to an increase in the recurrence rate of ablation procedures. Existing approaches are based on the analysis of the P-waves main characteristics and the forward body surface potential maps (BSPMs) or on the inverse estimation of the electric activity of the heart from those BSPMs. These methods have not provided an efficient and systematic tool to localize ectopic triggers. In this work, we propose the use of machine learning techniques to spatially cluster and classify ectopic atrial foci into clearly differentiated atrial regions by using the body surface P-wave integral map (BSPiM) as a biomarker. Our simulated results show that ectopic foci with similar BSPiM naturally cluster into differentiated non-intersected atrial regions and that new patterns could be correctly classified with an accuracy of 97% when considering 2 clusters and 96% for 4 clusters. Our results also suggest that an increase in the number of clusters is feasible at the cost of decreasing accuracy.

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Atrial FibrillationAtrial Premature ComplexesBody Surface Potential MappingComputer SimulationElectrocardiographyHeart AtriaHeart Conduction SystemHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedTachycardia, Ectopic Atrial

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PMCPMC5509320
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