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Left and Right Atrial Contribution to the P-wave in Realistic Computational Models

Loewe, Axel ; Krueger, Martin W. ; Platonov, Pyotr LU ; Holmqvist, Fredrik LU ; Doessel, Olaf and Seemann, Gunnar (2015) 8th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart(FIMH) 9126. p.439-447
Abstract
ECG markers derived from the P-wave are used frequently to assess atrial function and anatomy, e.g. left atrial enlargement. While having the advantage of being routinely acquired, the processes underlying the genesis of the P-wave are not understood in their entirety. Particularly the distinct contributions of the two atria have not been analyzed mechanistically. We used an in silico approach to simulate P-waves originating from the left atrium (LA) and the right atrium (RA) separately in two realistic models. LA contribution to the P-wave integral was limited to 30% or less. Around 20% could be attributed to the first third of the P-wave which reflected almost only RA depolarization. Both atria contributed to the second and last third... (More)
ECG markers derived from the P-wave are used frequently to assess atrial function and anatomy, e.g. left atrial enlargement. While having the advantage of being routinely acquired, the processes underlying the genesis of the P-wave are not understood in their entirety. Particularly the distinct contributions of the two atria have not been analyzed mechanistically. We used an in silico approach to simulate P-waves originating from the left atrium (LA) and the right atrium (RA) separately in two realistic models. LA contribution to the P-wave integral was limited to 30% or less. Around 20% could be attributed to the first third of the P-wave which reflected almost only RA depolarization. Both atria contributed to the second and last third with RA contribution being about twice as large as LA contribution. Our results foster the comprehension of the difficulties related to ECG-based LA assessment. (Less)
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keywords
atrial enlargement, Left, Mathematical modeling, P-wave, Electrocardiogram, Atrial modeling
host publication
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
volume
9126
pages
439 - 447
publisher
Springer
conference name
8th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart(FIMH)
conference location
Maastricht, Netherlands
conference dates
2015-06-25 - 2015-06-27
external identifiers
  • wos:000364538500050
  • scopus:84949936930
ISSN
1611-3349
0302-9743
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-20309-6_50
language
English
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  abstract     = {{ECG markers derived from the P-wave are used frequently to assess atrial function and anatomy, e.g. left atrial enlargement. While having the advantage of being routinely acquired, the processes underlying the genesis of the P-wave are not understood in their entirety. Particularly the distinct contributions of the two atria have not been analyzed mechanistically. We used an in silico approach to simulate P-waves originating from the left atrium (LA) and the right atrium (RA) separately in two realistic models. LA contribution to the P-wave integral was limited to 30% or less. Around 20% could be attributed to the first third of the P-wave which reflected almost only RA depolarization. Both atria contributed to the second and last third with RA contribution being about twice as large as LA contribution. Our results foster the comprehension of the difficulties related to ECG-based LA assessment.}},
  author       = {{Loewe, Axel and Krueger, Martin W. and Platonov, Pyotr and Holmqvist, Fredrik and Doessel, Olaf and Seemann, Gunnar}},
  booktitle    = {{Lecture Notes in Computer Science}},
  issn         = {{1611-3349}},
  keywords     = {{atrial enlargement; Left; Mathematical modeling; P-wave; Electrocardiogram; Atrial modeling}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{439--447}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{Left and Right Atrial Contribution to the P-wave in Realistic Computational Models}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20309-6_50}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-319-20309-6_50}},
  volume       = {{9126}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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