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A novel parametric model-based method was developed to quantify epicardial conduction patterns and velocity in an isolated Langendorff-perfused rabbit heart. The method incorporated geometric and anatomical features of the left and right ventricles into the analysis. Optical images of propagation were obtained using the voltage-sensitive dye DI-4-ANEPPS, and a high-speed digital camera. Activation maps were extracted from these images and interpolated onto a three-dimensional finite-element model of epicardial geometry and fiber structure. Activation time was expressed as a function of local parametric coordinates, and a conduction velocity vector field was computed from the gradient of the scalar field. Activation times measured using bipolar electrodes did not differ significantly from times measured using the optical mapping technique. The method was able to detect a 34% decrease in average fiber velocity and a 28% decrease in average cross-fiber velocity following the addition of 0.5 mM heptanol into the perfusate. The combination of optical mapping with a three-dimensional geometric model of the ventricles provides a new tool to quantify wave-front propagation relative to anatomy at a relatively high spatial resolution. © 2000 Biomedical Engineering Society.
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Sung, D., Omens, J.H. & McCulloch, A.D. Model-Based Analysis of Optically Mapped Epicardial Activation Patterns and Conduction Velocity. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28, 1085–1092 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1114/1.1314891
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