Validation of the ν-index through finite element 2D simulations
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Sassi, Roberto; Mainardi, Luca T; Laguna, Pablo; Rodriguez, Jose F
- Source
- Computing in Cardiology 2013 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC), 2013. :337-340 Sep, 2013
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Abstracts
Indexes
Heart rate
Computational modeling
Spirals
Electrocardiography
- Language
- ISSN
- 0276-6574
2325-8853
A physiological spatial heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization (SHVR) is responsible for the T-wave on the ECG. However, an increased SHVR might favor the development of ventricular arrhythmias. The ν-index is a metric introduced with the aim of assessing SHVR from ECG.