Extracting clinically relevant circular mapping and coronary sinus catheter potentials from atrial simulations

Abstract

Patient-specific model adaptation and validation requires a comparison of simulations with measured patient data. For patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, such data is mainly available as intracardiac catheter signals. In this work, we demonstrate the simulation of clinically relevant catheter data as measured using circular mapping catheters (such as Lasso® or Orbiter®) and coronary sinus catheters using atrial simulations on a realistic geometry. Four circular catheters are modeled using a projection technique for two distinct types of application. We show that in sinus rhythm, the choice of a distinct electrophysiological model does not impair the signal quality. Finally, we compare simulated potentials to a real clinical measurement. In the future, with patient-specific models available, such comparisons can constitute an important interface for personalizing cardiac models. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.