METHOD FOR LOCALIZING ADDITIONAL CONDUCTING PATHS IN WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME CASES USING VECTOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61B5/402 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves recording cardiac biopotentials with vector electrocardiograph, processing and visualizing signal with graphical plane integral cardiac electric vector projections (vector electrocardiograms) being built and analyzed. Shape, QRS-loop value and vector orientation-recording process are determined. Analysis is based on planar vector electrocardiograms in horizontal, frontal and sagittal planes and in spatial 3-D-form. Vector loop direction is studied in X-,Y-,Z-axis projections, values, dynamics and localization are evaluated in resulting integral cardiac electric vector delta-vector space. To do it, QRS-loop is divided into four segments, one of which characterizes excitation in middle part of axial partition surface, the second one is related to excitation in lower ventricular septum one-third with cardiac apex being involved and the third and the fourth one is related to excitation in basal parts of the left and right heart ventricles. Delta-vector existence and its magnitude are determined from changes in loop segment localization when compared to reference values.

EFFECT: improved data quality usable in planning surgical treatment.

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