Aim of this study is to understand the effects of sympathetic nervous system stimulation during atrial fibrillation. A non-linear analysis is presented and used to characterize the dynamics in both intra-atrial signals (atrial electrograms) and Local Atrial Period (LAP) series. In particular, the level of organization between two electrograms or two LAP series was assessed by the synchronization index (S), based on the corrected cross-conditional entropy. Besides, the degree of recurrence of a pattern in a signal was defined by the regularity index (R), based on the estimation of corrected conditional entropy. Adrenergic activation was induced by infusing small doses of isoproterenol. The parameters obtained from both analysis underline a trend of reduction of spatial organization after isoproterenol administration both in sinus rhythm and in atrial fibrillation.

Non-linear analysis of atrial signals for assessing the effects of adrenergic activation in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation / V.D.A. Corino, C. Romani, L. Lombardi, A. Porta, M. Mantica, C. Tondo, S. Cerutti, F. Lombardi, L.T. Mainardi. - In: COMPUTERS IN CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0276-6574. - 31(2004), pp. 261-264. ((Intervento presentato al 31. convegno Annual Scientific Meeting on Computers in Cardiology tenutosi a Chicago nel 2004.

Non-linear analysis of atrial signals for assessing the effects of adrenergic activation in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation

A. Porta;C. Tondo;F. Lombardi
Penultimo
;
2004

Abstract

Aim of this study is to understand the effects of sympathetic nervous system stimulation during atrial fibrillation. A non-linear analysis is presented and used to characterize the dynamics in both intra-atrial signals (atrial electrograms) and Local Atrial Period (LAP) series. In particular, the level of organization between two electrograms or two LAP series was assessed by the synchronization index (S), based on the corrected cross-conditional entropy. Besides, the degree of recurrence of a pattern in a signal was defined by the regularity index (R), based on the estimation of corrected conditional entropy. Adrenergic activation was induced by infusing small doses of isoproterenol. The parameters obtained from both analysis underline a trend of reduction of spatial organization after isoproterenol administration both in sinus rhythm and in atrial fibrillation.
vagal; organization; electrograms; regularity
Settore MED/11 - Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare
2004
Article (author)
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
Pubblicazioni consigliate

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/19925
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 1
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 0
social impact