In this study we propose a new method to characterize atrioventricular (AV) coupling during atrial arrhythmias, based on the quantification of the recurrences of the AV phase series, which represents the timing of atrial beats with respect to subsequent ventricular beats. Recurrences are quantified in terms of autocorrelation function maximum (R), Shannon Entropy (SE) and synchrogram features (locking ratio LR, presence p and length k of phase-locked epochs). AV phase series obtained during type I and II atrial flutter (AFL1 and AFL2) and atrial fibrillation (AF) showed the existence of significant phase-locked segments, whose presence, length and locking ratios decreased at increasing atrial frequency and complexity (AFL1: R=0.99±0.01, SE=1.13±0.52, p=99.5±0.9%, k=96.3±30.4, LR=0.37±0.15; AFL2: R=0.75±0.01, SE=2.99±0.01, p=57.3±8.8%, k=2.42±0.54, LR=0.23±0.02; AF: R=0.77±0.06, SE=2.90±0.25, p=70.8±18.9%, k=2.24±0.29, LR=0.34±0.06). The quantification of AV phase recurrences could have basic as well as clinical applications for understanding AV node dynamics during atrial arrhythmias and characterizing AV pharmacological control.
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Titolo: | Quantification of phase recurrences in atrioventricular (AV) conduction during atrial arrhythmias |
Autori: | Masè, Michela; Glass, L; Ravelli, Flavia |
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Titolo del volume contenente il saggio: | Computers in Cardiology 2006 |
Luogo di edizione: | New York (US) |
Casa editrice: | IEEE |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2006 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-50149087114 |
ISBN: | 1424425328 9781424425327 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/99331 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 04.1 Saggio in atti di convegno (Paper in proceedings) |