Golden Standard or Obsolete Method? Review of ECG Applications in Clinical and Experimental Context

Authors

STRAČINA Tibor MARINA Ronzhina ŘEDINA Richard NOVÁKOVÁ Marie

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Frontiers in Physiology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.867033/full
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.867033
Keywords electrocardiogram; ECG recording; animal model; deep learning; ECG analysis; artificial intelligence; isolated heart; arrhythmia classification
Description Cardiovascular system and its functions under both physiological and pathophysiological conditions have been studied for centuries. One of the most important steps in the cardiovascular research was the possibility to record cardiac electrical activity. Since then, numerous modifications and improvements have been introduced; however, an electrocardiogram still represents a golden standard in this field. This paper overviews possibilities of ECG recordings in research and clinical practice, deals with advantages and disadvantages of various approaches, and summarizes possibilities of advanced data analysis. Special emphasis is given to state-of-the-art deep learning techniques intensely expanded in a wide range of clinical applications and offering promising prospects in experimental branches. Since, according to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death worldwide, studying electrical activity of the heart is still of high importance for both experimental and clinical cardiology.
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