ArticleDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2022
Suppression of electromagnetic interference in electroretinography from a patient with an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
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purposeA left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an implantable cardiac pump that uses a magnetically-levitating rotor to pump blood into circulation for patients with congestive heart failure. The continuous high-frequency motion of the pump can cause significant interference in electroretinography (ERG) recordings. We evaluate filtering methods to improve ERG quality in the presence of LVAD interference.
methodsA patient with an implanted LVAD was referred to our clinic for ERG testing on suspicion of a retinal dystrophy. Full-field ERG (ffERG) and pattern ERG (pERG) were performed according to ISCEV standards. Recordings were acquired once in full-bandwidth mode and again in low-bandwidth mode. Digital low-pass and band-stop filtering were performed to mitigate ERG interference. Post-processing was also evaluated in a control subject with no implanted device.
resultsHigh-frequency interference was present in all ERG recordings and corresponded to the speed settings of the pump. When applied in post-processing, both low-pass and band-stop filters suppressed the interference and presented readable ERGs without affecting peak times or amplitudes. By contrast, when recording in low-bandwidth mode, the filter drop-off was not steep enough to completely remove the interference and peak delays were introduced that could not be readily corrected.
conclusionsLVAD interference in ERG waveforms can be successfully removed using simple digital filters. If post hoc data processing capabilities are unavailable, a large amount of interference can be removed by narrowing the acquisition bandwidth and averaging additional repeats of each stimulus response.
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