Constructional Features of a Multielectrode Electrocardiology Screening System.

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Cardiovascular Technology
• Medical Imaging

Background:

• Noninvasive cardiac diagnostics are crucial for early disease detection.
• Current methods for epicardial potential mapping present significant challenges.
• Developing advanced electrocardiodiagnostics requires innovative signal acquisition and processing.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address the challenges in constructing a noninvasive screening system for electrocardiodiagnostics.
• To propose a functional module for recording multiple-lead electrocardiosignals.
• To enable visualization of electric potential maps on the epicardium surface.

Main Methods:

• A novel vest design with pre-installed electrodes for recording electrocardiosignals.
• Experimental verification of the recording module's operational performance.
• Computer processing of electrocardiosignals to generate 2D potential maps.

Main Results:

• Successful experimental verification of the electrocardiosignal recording module.
• Generation of 2D electric potential maps on a spherical quasi-epicardium.
• Demonstrated synchronous changes in 2D maps with electrocardiogram time markers.

Conclusions:

• The developed vest system offers a viable approach for noninvasive electrocardiodiagnostics.
• The system facilitates the visualization of dynamic epicardial electric potential.
• This technology has the potential to enhance cardiac screening and diagnostic capabilities.