Key result
Phase mapping with a Moving Average dynamic cycle length algorithm highlights rotors but can generate false rotors, making combined time-domain activation and phase mapping the most reliable method.
Why the study?
Does phase mapping with MVG-DCL improve the detection of rotors in human cardiac arrhythmias compared to traditional methods?
Observational (n=7)
Does phase mapping with MVG-DCL improve the detection of rotors in human cardiac arrhythmias compared to traditional methods?
A combined approach of time-domain activation and phase mapping with variable cycle length is recommended to prevent misinterpretation and false rotor detection in complex arrhythmias.
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Combined mapping may reduce false rotors in arrhythmias; leaves open validation in larger trials before adoption.
Vijayakumar et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Cardiac arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation) (n=7). Phase mapping with Moving Average dynamic cycle length (MVG-DCL) vs. Activation maps and pseudoempirical mode decomposition was evaluated on Phase singularity points and rotors. Phase mapping with a Moving Average dynamic cycle length algorithm highlights rotors but can generate false rotors, making combined time-domain activation and phase mapping the most reliable method.
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