Article ; Online: Patient-specific left atrium contraction quantification associated with atrial fibrillation: A region-based approach.
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
2024 Volume 249, Page(s) 108138
Abstract: Background and objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a widespread cardiac arrhythmia that significantly impacts heart function. AF disrupts atrial mechanical contraction, leading to irregular, uncoordinated, and slow blood flow inside the atria which ... ...
| Abstract | Background and objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a widespread cardiac arrhythmia that significantly impacts heart function. AF disrupts atrial mechanical contraction, leading to irregular, uncoordinated, and slow blood flow inside the atria which favors the formation of clots, primarily within the left atrium (LA). A standardized region-based analysis of the LA is missing, and there is not even any consensus about how to define the LA regions. In this study we propose an automatic approach for regionalizing the LA into segments to provide a comprehensive 3D region-based LA contraction assessment. LA global and regional contraction were quantified in control subjects and in AF patients to describe mechanical abnormalities associated with AF. Methods: The proposed automatic approach for LA regionalization was tested in thirteen control subjects and seventeen AF patients. After dividing LA into standard regions, we evaluated the global and regional mechanical function by measuring LA contraction parameters, such as regional volume, global and regional strains, regional wall motion and regional shortening fraction. Results: LA regionalization was successful in all study subjects. In the AF group compared with control subjects, results showed: a global impairment of LA contraction which appeared more pronounced along radial and circumferential direction; a regional impairment of radial strain which was more pronounced in septal, inferior, and lateral regions suggesting a greater reduction in mechanical efficiency in these regions in comparison to the posterior and anterior ones. Conclusion: An automatic approach for LA regionalization was proposed. The regionalization method was proved to be robust with several LA anatomical variations and able to characterize contraction changes associated with AF. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnostic imaging ; Heart Atria/diagnostic imaging | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2024-03-19 | |||||
| Publishing country | Ireland | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 632564-6 | |||||
| ISSN | 1872-7565 ; 0169-2607 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1872-7565 | |||||
| ISSN | 0169-2607 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cmpb.2024.108138 | |||||
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