Title :
Changes in right ventricular geometry during fibrillation [cardioverter/defibrillator application]
Author :
Eason, James ; Cheng, Yugong ; Gades, Naomi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Vermont Univ., Burlington, VT, USA
Abstract :
Increases in ventricular volume have been shown to increase the energy required to defibrillate the heart and there is some evidence to suggest that right ventricular (RV) volume increases during an episode of fibrillation. Using data obtained by transthoracic echocardiography, the authors find evidence that RV volume increases during fibrillation and can be accurately estimated by two dimensional measurements
Keywords :
cardiology; defibrillators; echocardiography; volume measurement; cardioverters; fibrillation; implantable devices; right ventricular geometry changes; transthoracic echocardiography; two dimensional measurements; Data analysis; Fibrillation; Geometry; Linear regression; Rhythm;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802358
