Simplified detection of myocardial ischemia by seismocardiography. Differentiation between causes of altered
M Becker1, A B Roehl, U Siekmann
1Department of Cardiology, Medizinische Klinik I, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52057, Aachen, Germany, mibecker@ukaachen.de.
Abstract:
Seismocardiography (SCG) is a noninvasive technique for recording cardiac vibrations. Changes in these waves have been correlated with chronic and acute alterations in myocardial function. This analysis is complex and clinical integration limited. The current study aimed to simplify the utilization of SCG by fast Fourier transformation for a reliable discrimination between different intra- and postoperative causes of hypotension (i.e., myocardial ischemia or hypovolemia). We operated on nine pigs and recorded SCG at baseline, at hypovolemia (occlusion of the inferior vena cava), and at ischemia (occlusion of the right coronary artery). In conclusion, SCG enables detection and differentiation of ischemia and hypovolemia as important causes of altered myocardial function during and after surgery. Thus, this simple and noninvasive diagnostic tool may be used intra- and postoperatively to identify patients at risk.
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