Electrocardiology '98
The Table of Contents for the book is as follows:
Introductory Remarks
1. Rijlant Memorial Lecture
Animated 3d Imaging of the Propagating Electromotive Surface of the Heart
2. Inverse Solution and Computer Modelling of Electrocardiograms
The Power of the Spatial Covariance of Pericardial Potentials
The Ventricular Repolarization and Cardiac Computer Model
Noninvasive Mapping of the Quasiepicardium Potential Using Symmetry of the Multipole Fields
Normal Variability of the Gradient Between Maximum and Minimum of the QRST Area Distribution
Dipole Electrocardiotopography (Decarto): An Intelligible-Pictorial Representation of Orthogonal Electrocardiogram
Simulated P Wave Surface Potential Distributions During Retrograde Atrial Activation: Locating Concealed Kent Accessory Pathways
Mathematical and Computer Simulation of the Repolarization Processes and ST-T Interval Genesis Under Myocardial Infarction
3-d Anisotropic Computer Model of Canine Heart Ventricles Activation
Influence of Heart Position on Ventricular Characteristic Event Detection by Linear Predictive Algorithm
Modelling of the Human Thorax for Solving the Inverse Problem of Electrocardiology
Model Study for Assessment of Ventricular Repolarization Properties Applying the Activation Recovery Interval
Effect of Localization of the Accessory Pathway of Ventricular Preexcitation on Vectorial Representation of the Activation A Model Study
Modelling the Specialised Ventricular Conduction System
A Coupled Torso and Myocardium Simulator Using the Luo-rudy Cell Model — Implementation and Results
3. Instrumentation
Practical System for BSP Mapping Studies
The Effect of External Tissue Impedance on Extracellular Potentials
4. Computer Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram
Is There Positive Information in False Negative Electorcardiograms and Vectorcardiograms in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy?
Spatio-Temporal Representation Error of Body Surface Potential Maps Compressed by Karhunen-Loeve Technique
Non-Parametric Statistical Analysis for Diagnosing Healed Myocardial Infarction
A Computer Study of Electrograms Fractionation
Consilium of Diagnostic Algorithms in the Systems of Computer Cardiac Diagnostics
Decarto Technique in Differential Diagnosis of Inferior Myocardial Infarction and Left Anterior Fascicular Block
5. Body Surface Potential Mapping
Statistical Characterization of QRST Integral Maps of Normal Subjects
Relationship Between Potential Loss and the Injury of the Non-Infarct Related Coronary Artery in Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac Electric Field in Birds
Cardiac Electric Field on Body Surface in Animals of Various Species with “Successive” Type of Ventricular Activation
Body Surface Potential Distribution During Ventricular Repolarization Under Mediastinal Cooling in the Rabbit
Is it Easy to Localize overt Kent Accessory Pathways by the Delta Wave?
Biatrial Epicardial Mapping of Pacemaker Shift Following Autonomic Influence in the Canine
QT Disperion Analysis of the Pre- and Post-Operative Patients Submitted to the Ventriculectomy (Batista Operation)
Vulnerability Index as an Indicator of Arrhythmia Vulnerability in a 4-year Study of Myocardial Infarction
6. Cellular Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Effects of Estrogen on Action Potential and Membrane Currents of Guinea Pig Ventricular Myocytes
Experimental Tachyarrhythmias in Syrian Hamster Atria
Antagonizing Actions of H1-Antihistamines on ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Guinea-Pig Ventricular Muscles
Alterations of Intermyocyte Coupling — Possible Determinant of Atrial or Ventricular Fibrillations
Experimental and Model Investigation of Cardio Electric Field Formation in Wistar Rat at the Period of Ventricular Depolarization
Influence of the 17-beta Estradiosulfate on the Mechanical Function of a Rat's Left Heart Ventricle and Development of Reperfusion Arrhythmias
Effects of Antiarrhythmic Drugs on the Monophasic Action Potential and the Ventricular Evoked Response
Hypokalemia as a Model for Sustained Cardiac Fibrillation
Interactions of Pimobendan and Isoproterenol in Guinea Pig Isolated Ventricular Myocytes
Rate-Independent Prolongation of Cardiac Action Potentials by Thiamine Derivative, Thiamine Tetrahydrofurfuryl Disulfide
7. ECG Interpretation of Arrhythmias
Event Recording in Patients with Only Occasionally Occurring Symptoms of Arrhythmia
Clinical Significance of QTc Dispersion After Myocardial Infarction
Value of the P-Wave Signal Averaged ECG for Predicting Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Clinical Characteristics Observed in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Found in Annual Medical Examinations — A Comparison Study with Normal ECG Subjects
Evaluation of Fractal Dimension of Epicardial Activation-Recovery Intervals
Increased QT Dispersion in Patients with End Stage Renal Failure During Haemodialysis
Termination of Reentrant Activations with Defibrillation Shocks: A Model Study
8. Holter Monitoring and Nonivasive Electrocardiology
Sympathetic Outflow as a Possible Contributor to the Development of Ventricular Late Potentials in Patients with Myocardial Infarction
Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram in Patients Submitted to the Left Ventricular Partial Ventriculectomy (Batista Operation)
Relation Between Left Ventricular Mass and QRS Duration on Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram in Postinfarction Patients — Gender Differences
Heart Rate Variability, Late Potentials and QT-Segment Duration in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Plasma Total Cholesterol Has No Direct Effect on Long-Term Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Baseline Level of Automatic Heart Rate Control and Hemodynamics in Cardiac Patients with Dysrhythmias
Modulation of Baroreflex Sensitivity During Head-Up Tilt — Studied by a Spontaneous Baroreflex Sensitivity Method
Software Tool for recognition of A-, H- and V-Waves and Measurement of AH- and HV-Intervals from Signals Recorded During Atrial Pacing
The Value of Heart Rate Variability in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Evaluation of Rhythmographic Parameters During Active Orthostatic Test in Patients with Sick Sinus Syndrome
Time-Frequency Domain Analysis of Non-Stationary Heart Rate Variability Using the Wavelet Transform Method
Markers of Cardiac Death in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Prediction of Arrhythmic Events Post-Myocardial Infarction by Time- and Frequency-Domain Analysis of the Signal-Averaged ECG
Is There a Link Between Short-Lasting Transient Myocardial Ischemia and Ventricular Late Potentials on the Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram?
Heart Rate Variability After Medication by ACE Inhibitors in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Is it Possible to Detect Left Ventricular Hypertrophy More Sensitively in the Outpatient ECG Recordings?
9. New Considerations in Exercise Testing
The Exercise QRs-Score Early After Myocardial Infarction
Exercise and Functional ECG Analysis with Computer Programs
Exercise Testing: On the Importance of Physical Activity in the Elderly Age
A Preliminary Investigation of the Probabilistic Approach to the 12-Lead Exercise ECG Diagnosing
Remote Off-Line Analysis of the ECG Exercise Test Data
Territorial Aspects of Myocardial Ischaemia as Determinants of the Positivity of the Excercise ECG: The “Apex Factor”
Importance of the Stress Vectrocardiography in the Differential Diagnosis Between Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Ischemic Conditions
10. Various Aspects of Elecrocardiography and Coronary Disease
Restoration of Cardiovascular Function During Sleep in Relation to Physical Fitness in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Acute Myocardial Infarction: Prognostic Significance of the Admission Electrocardiogram
Vectorcardiographic Differential Diagnosis of Ventricular Hypertrophy and Myocardial Ischemia
Reduced Dispersion of Ventricular Repolarization After Thrombolysis or Primary or Elective Angioplasty
Vectrocardiographic QRS Loop Areas I. Changes in the Patient with First Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction
Vectorcardiographic QRS Loop Areas II. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomographic Correlation of Thallium-201 Perfused Myocardium and Electricity Conducting Myocardium in Patients with First Inferior Myocardial Infarction
Vectorcardiographic QRS Loop Areas III. Evaluating Whether Deferoxamine Can Protect Viable Myocardium After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Hospital Mortality in Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department with Acute Myocardial Infarction
The New Non-Invasive Method of Evaluation of Myocardial Ischemia
11. Clinical Evaluation of Electrocardiograms
Long QT Syndrome: Molecular Bases
Long QT Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management
Effects of Amiodarone, Propafenone and Sotalol on QT Dispersion
Changes in SAECG Parameters After Slow or Intermediate Channel Blockers and Predictability of Their Therapeutic Effects
Value of Electrocardiograms with Intermittant and/or Transitory Left Bundle Branch Blocks in the Diagnosis of Clinical Forms of Ischemical Cardiopathy
Effectiveness of the Single Pass Lead VDD Pacemaker Therapy in the Maintaining of AV Synchrony
12. Various ECG Problems
Analysis of the Repolarisation Potentials in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Left Heart Failure and Cardioversion in Patients with Mitral Stenosis
Comparison of Non-Invasive Ventricular Threshold Changes in Patients with Steroid Eluting Pacemaker Leads and Without Steroid Elution
Complications in Patients with Abandoned Pacemaker Electrodes
Analysis of the Atrial Activation in Patients with Chronic Obturative Pulmonary Disease
Evaluation of Functional State in Disabled Patients with Cardiopulmonary Diseases: Computer Analysis of Cardiosignals
Changes of ECG and Pressure Parameters During Invasive Haemodynamic Interventions
Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
ECG in Down Syndrome Patients
Vectrocardiographic Indication of Adrenergic in the Working Myocardium
ECG Pecularities of the Children with a High Risk of the Development of Atherosclerosis