Key result
Magnitude-squared bicoherence (MSBC) computed from a single intracardiac electrogram demonstrated capabilities similar to average MSC in differentiating ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Why the study?
Does magnitude-squared bicoherence (MSBC) analysis of intracardiac electrograms differentiate ventricular tachyarrhythmias and discriminate between fibrillatory and nonfibrillatory rhythms?
Does magnitude-squared bicoherence (MSBC) analysis of intracardiac electrograms differentiate ventricular tachyarrhythmias and discriminate between fibrillatory and nonfibrillatory rhythms?
Magnitude-squared bicoherence analysis of a single intracardiac electrogram time series can differentiate ventricular tachyarrhythmias and discriminate fibrillatory from nonfibrillatory rhythms, potentially improving implantable device monitoring.
MSBC may enable single-electrogram VT discrimination in devices; extends MSC findings but leaves clinical utility open pending validation.
Previous work has shown that the average magnitude-squared coherence (MSC) differentiates ventricular tachyarrythmias and discriminates between fibrillatory and nonfibrillatory rhythms. The MSC quantifies the extent to which linear dynamics explain time series covariability. The magnitude-squared bicoherence (MSBC) does the same for bilinear dynamics. Unlike the MSC, which must be computed from two time series, the MSBC can be calculated from a single time series. The average magnitude-squared autobicoherence is computed for a collection of intracardiac electrograms. Results indicate that it has capabilities similar to average MSC in differentiating ventricular tachyarrythmias and discriminating between fibriallatory and nonfibrillatory rhythms. The MSBC might be used in implantable devices for cardiac monitoring and intervention to provide cross-validitory and localized information on cardiac dynamics. Moreover, its quantification of nonlinear dynamics may improve understanding of the intricate electrical organization of the heart.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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Lovett et al. (2002) studied Ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Magnitude-squared bicoherence (MSBC) analysis vs. Magnitude-squared coherence (MSC) was evaluated on Differentiation of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and discrimination between fibrillatory and nonfibrillatory rhythms. Magnitude-squared bicoherence (MSBC) computed from a single intracardiac electrogram demonstrated capabilities similar to average MSC in differentiating ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
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