Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Feb;1188:214-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05103.x.
Cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause of death and disability. Despite the clinical need and the importance of studying arrhythmia mechanisms in humans, a noninvasive imaging modality for cardiac electrophysiology is not yet available for routine application. Here we describe such a noninvasive imaging modality, electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI), and provide examples of its application in various (normal and abnormal) cardiac rhythms.
心律失常是导致死亡和残疾的主要原因。尽管临床有需求,并且研究人类心律失常机制非常重要,但仍没有可用于常规应用的心脏电生理学无创成像方式。在此,我们描述了这种无创成像方式,即心电图成像(ECGI),并提供了其在各种(正常和异常)心脏节律中的应用示例。