TY - GEN
T1 - A dual energy mode system for the development of new techniques in cardiac electrophysiological studies and external pacing
AU - Escalona, OJ
AU - Ziri-Castro, KI
AU - Lopez, JA
AU - Mak, MH
AU - Anderson, J
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Programmed electrical stimulation is an important clinical procedure in the assessment of bradycardias and ventricular tachycardias. At present, research is been carried out on a minimally invasive approach of this procedure. Therefore, we have developed a PC based system which is suitable for the development and clinical validation of new non-invasive techniques in cardiac electrophysiological studies (EPS). The interface subsystem, siting between a laptop PC and the patient under study, performs the required stimulation energy management as commanded by the output of the special software environment at the computer side. The latter, allows easy interactive programming of the stimulation protocols used in standard EPS. Also, the system supports atrial (A) and ventricular (V) sequential pacing, and real-time endocardial and surface ECG processing and screen display. The interface subsystem allows two modes of operation according with the level of energy require in the stimulation protocol: a low energy mode for intracardiac stimulation, and a high energy mode for esothoracic stimulation (external). Adequate electrical isolation between the PC and patient was incorporated. The functionality and reliability of the system was tested following a rigorous laboratory test procedure.
AB - Programmed electrical stimulation is an important clinical procedure in the assessment of bradycardias and ventricular tachycardias. At present, research is been carried out on a minimally invasive approach of this procedure. Therefore, we have developed a PC based system which is suitable for the development and clinical validation of new non-invasive techniques in cardiac electrophysiological studies (EPS). The interface subsystem, siting between a laptop PC and the patient under study, performs the required stimulation energy management as commanded by the output of the special software environment at the computer side. The latter, allows easy interactive programming of the stimulation protocols used in standard EPS. Also, the system supports atrial (A) and ventricular (V) sequential pacing, and real-time endocardial and surface ECG processing and screen display. The interface subsystem allows two modes of operation according with the level of energy require in the stimulation protocol: a low energy mode for intracardiac stimulation, and a high energy mode for esothoracic stimulation (external). Adequate electrical isolation between the PC and patient was incorporated. The functionality and reliability of the system was tested following a rigorous laboratory test procedure.
KW - Cardiology
KW - Computer software
KW - Functional electric stimulation
KW - Noninvasive medical procedures
KW - Patient monitoring
KW - Esothoracic stimulation
KW - Intracardiac stimulation
KW - Electrophysiology
KW - atrial pacing
KW - bradycardias
KW - cardiac electrophysiological studies
KW - clinical procedure
KW - clinical validation
KW - dual energy mode sequential pacing
KW - easy interactive programable stimulator
KW - programming
KW - endocardial ECG processing
KW - external pacing
KW - laboratory test procedure
KW - minimally invasive approach
KW - noninvasive techniques
KW - programmed electrical stimulation
KW - stimulation energy management
KW - surface ECG processing
KW - ventricular pacing
KW - ventricular tachycardias.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.1997.754557
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.1997.754557
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 0-7803-4262-3
VL - 19
T3 - PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY
SP - 383
EP - 386
BT - Unknown Host Publication
PB - IEEE
CY - 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA
T2 - 19TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, MAGNIFICENT MILESTONES AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN MEDICAL ENGINEERING
Y2 - 1 January 1997
ER -