Abstract
Utilizing small animal magnetocardiograms (MCG), we have developed a diagnostic method to detect the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a rat heart. We obtained multiple MCG of rats with monocrotaline-induced PH and monitored the development of pathophysiological conditions. Current dipole estimation was then applied to determine the association between abnormal propagation of the cardiac excited wavefront and disease states. The progress of right ventricular hypertrophy correlated with a decrease in the angles of the current dipoles during R and S waves. In addition, clear changes in the current dipole angles during S waves were observed 9-19 days before the availability of echocardiographic diagnosis of the PH. Our results showed, using a rat PH model, that continuous monitoring of myocardial conditions allows PH to be detected at an earlier stage than echocardiographic screening.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 4475-4478 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 2015-November |
ISBN (Print) | 9781424492718 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Nov 4 |
Event | 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015 - Milan, Italy Duration: 2015 Aug 25 → 2015 Aug 29 |
Other
Other | 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Milan |
Period | 15/8/25 → 15/8/29 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Informatics