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  • Title: An estimate of the dispersion of repolarization times based on a biophysical model of the ECG.
    Author: Sassi R, Mainardi LT.
    Journal: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng; 2011 Dec; 58(12):3396-405. PubMed ID: 21878404.
    Abstract:
    Temporal heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization is a key quantity for the development of ventricular reentrant arrhythmia. In this paper, we introduce the V-index, a novel ECG-based estimator of the standard deviation of ventricular myocytes' repolarization times s(ϑ). Differently from other ECG metrics of repolarization heterogeneity, the V-index was derived from the analysis of a biophysical model of the ECG, where repolarization is described by the dominant T-wave (DTW) paradigm. The model explains the shape of T-waves in each lead as a projection of a main waveform (the DTW) and its derivatives weighted by scalars, the lead factors. A mathematical formula is derived to link the heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization s(ϑ) and the V-index. The formula was verified using synthetic 12-lead ECGs generated with a direct electrophysiological model for increasing values of s(ϑ) (in the range 20-70 ms). A linear relationship between the V-index and s(ϑ) was observed, V ≈ 0.675 s(ϑ) + 1.8 ms (R(2) = 0.9992). Finally, 68 ECGs from the E-OTH-12-0068-010 database of the Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse were analyzed. The V-index coherently increased after sotalol administration, a drug known to have QT-prolonging potential (p << 0.001).
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