Introduction to noninvasive cardiac mapping

Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2015 Mar;7(1):1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2014.11.015.

Abstract

From the dawn of the twentieth century, the electrocardiogram (ECG) has revolutionized the way clinical cardiology has been practiced, and it has become the cornerstone of modern medicine today. Driven by clinical and research needs for a more precise understanding of cardiac electrophysiology beyond traditional ECG, inverse solution electrocardiography has been developed, tested, and validated. This article outlines the important progress from ECG development, through more extensive measurement of body surface potentials, and the fundamental leap to solving the inverse problem of electrocardiography, with a focus on mathematical methods and experimental validation.

Keywords: Electrocardiogram; Forward problem; Inverse solution; Mapping.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electrocardiography* / history
  • Electrocardiography* / instrumentation
  • Electrocardiography* / methods
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac* / history
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac* / instrumentation
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac* / methods
  • Female
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Young Adult