Robert A Malkin et al 2005 Physiol. Meas. 26 R1 doi:10.1088/0967-3334/26/1/R01
Robert A Malkin1, Nicolle Kramer2, Benjamin Schnitz2, Meera Gopalakrishnan2 and Amy L Curry2
Show affiliationsCardiac mapping—recording cardiac activity during electrophysiological testing—has evolved into an indispensable tool in studying the cardiac excitation process, analysing activation patterns, and identifying arrhythmogenic tissue. Cardiac mapping is a broad term that is used here to encompass applications that record electrical or mechanical activity of the heart or both. In recent years, simultaneous and sequential electrical mapping methods have been combined with direct mechanical measurements or imaging techniques to acquire information regarding both the electrical and mechanical activity of the heart (electromechanical mapping) during normal and irregular cardiac behavior. This paper reviews the emerging area of electromechanical mapping from the point of view of the applicable technology, including its history and application.
87.80.-y Biophysical techniques (research methods)
87.19.R- Mechanical and electrical properties of tissues and organs
Issue 1 (February 2005)
Received 28 January 2004, accepted for publication 21 October 2004
Published 3 December 2004
Robert A Malkin et al 2005 Physiol. Meas. 26 R1