Title :
Rapid localization of accessory pathways in WPW syndrome using unipolar potential mapping
Author :
Lux, Robert L. ; Ershler, Philip R. ; Anderson, Kelley P. ; Mason, Jay W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is discussed as a condition in which anomalous myocardial tissues electrically connect atrial and ventricular muscle. Patients with this disorder are subject to a variety of disabling and potentially life threatening arrhythmias. Spatial mapping of the atrial and ventricular electrical activation sequence has been used to localize these pathways at the time of surgery, but the procedures are time consuming and often yield uncertainties in data interpretation. A new electrode arrangement and display procedure provides a faster and cleaner presentation of the information used to direct operative interventions
Keywords :
electrocardiography; patient diagnosis; ECG; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; accessory pathways localisation; anomalous myocardial tissues; atrial muscle; data interpretation uncertainties; display procedure; electrode arrangement; life threatening arrhythmias; operative interventions; spatial mapping; unipolar potential mapping; ventricular electrical activation sequence; ventricular muscle; Cardiology; Cities and towns; Displays; Electrodes; Fingers; Muscles; Myocardium; Sequences; Surgery; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95678
