Comparison of discriminant analysis and probabilistic expert system in VCG data classification.

Our previous studies (Valová et al. 1992) have dealt with the possibilities of expert system utilization for electrocardiologic data interpretation. The results obtained in these studies provided evidence that the selected probabilistic expert system is suitable for the solution of VCG data interpretation problems.

Cardiac micropotentials reached from one systole as non-dipolar residue by singular value decomposition.

Cardiac micropotentials are considered to have a predictive value in critical ventricular tachycardia or sudden death. These micropotentials are obtained by numeric filtration of the result of sequential averaging of about 200 systoles (i.e.

Body surface potential mapping (BSPM) before and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).

The departure index area of departure maps before and after the PTCA procedure was evaluated in 10 randomly chosen patients with clinically significant ischaemic heart disease. The body surface mapping system CARDIAG 128.1, (ZPA Prague-Cakovice) was used.

Quantitative evaluation of body surface potential mapping of heart electrical field in ischaemic heart disease.

New possibilities of quantitative evaluation of body surface potential mapping were studied in 78 patients with ischaemic heart disease. Integral maps of the Q wave, QRS and ST-T intervals were plotted and isochronous maps of ventricular activation time and maps of asynchronous potential minima of the Q wave were determined. Minimum and maximum potential values and their time relations were evaluated in the maps.