66 research outputs found
Unsupervised deep network for image texture transformation: Improving the quality of cross-correlation analysis and mechanical vortex visualisation during cardiac fibrillation
Visualisation of cardiac fibrillation plays a very considerable role in cardiophysiological study and clinical applications. One of the ways to obtain the image of these phenomena is the registration of mechanical displacement fields reflecting the track from electrical activity. In this work, we read these fields using cross-correlation analysis from the video of open pig's epicardium at the start of fibrillation recorded with electrocardiogram. However, the quality of obtained displacement fields remains low due to the weak pixels heterogeneity of the frames. It disables to see more clearly such interesting phenomena as mechanical vortexes that underline the mechanical dysfunction of fibrillation. The applying of chemical or mechanical markers to solve this problem can affect the course of natural processes and falsify the results. Therefore, we developed a novel scheme of an unsupervised deep neural network that is based on the state-of-art positional coding technology for a multilayer perceptron. This network enables to generate a couple of frames with a more heterogeneous pixel texture, that is more suitable for cross-correlation analysis methods, from two consecutive frames. The novel network scheme was tested on synthetic pairs of images with different texture heterogeneity and frequency of displacement fields and also it was compared with different filters on our cardiac tissue image dataset. The testing showed that the displacement fields obtained with our method are closer to the ground truth than those which were computed only with the cross-correlation analysis in low contrast images case where filtering is impossible. Moreover, our model showed the best results comparing with the one of the popular filter CLAHE on our dataset. As a result, using our approach, it was possible to register more clearly a mechanical vortex on the epicardium at the start of fibrillation continuously for several milliseconds for the first time. Β© 2023 The Author(s)Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Minobrnauka; Ural Federal University, UrFUThe research funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Ural Federal University project within the Priority-2030 Program) is gratefully acknowledged
Transmural heterogeneity in the mechanical and electrical properties of cardiomyocytes. Experimental study and modeling
Supported by the Russia Foundation for Basic Research (14-01-00885, 14-01-31134), by Presidium of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (12-M-14-2009, 12-Π-4-1067) by Ural Federal University (Act 211 Government of the Russian Federation #02.A03.21.0006) and by JREX Fellowship for young researchers
Integrative Modeling of Electrical Properties of Pacemaker Cardiac Cells
This work represents modeling of electrical properties of pacemaker (sinus) cardiac cells. Special attention is paid to electrical potential arising from transmembrane current of Na{+}, K{+} and Ca{2+} ions. This potential is calculated using the NaCaX model. In this respect, molar concentration of ions in the intercellular space which is calculated on the basis of the GENTEX model is essential. Combined use of two different models allows referring this approach to integrative modeling
Methods for investigating the mechanical properties of isolated subendocardial and subepicardial cells ffom mouse heart
Supported by the Russia Foundation for Basic Research (14-01-00885, 14-01-31134, 13-04-00365) and JSPS KAKENHI2628212
Period of Arrhythmia Anchored Around an Infarction Scar in an Anatomical Model of the Human Ventricles
Rotating nonlinear waves of excitation in the heart cause dangerous cardiac arrhythmias. Frequently, ventricular arrhythmias occur as a result of myocardial infarction and are associated with rotation of the waves around a post-infarction scar. In this paper, we perform a detailed in silico analysis of scroll waves in an anatomical model of the human ventricles with a generic model of the infarction scar surrounded by the gray zone with modified properties of the myocardial tissue. Our model includes a realistic description of the heart shape, anisotropy of cardiac tissue and a detailed description of the electrical activity in human ventricular cells by a TP06 ionic model. We vary the size of the scar and gray zone and analyze the dependence of the rotation period on the injury dimensions. Two main regimes of wave scrolling are observed: the scar rotation, when the wave rotates around the scar, and the gray zone rotation, when the wave rotates around the boundary of the gray zone and normal tissue. The transition from the gray zone to the scar rotation occurs for the width of gray zone above 10β20 mm, depending on the perimeter of the scar. We compare our results with simulations in 2D and show that 3D anisotropy reduces the period of rotation. We finally use a model with a realistic shape of the scar and show that our approach predicts correctly the period of the arrhythmia. Β© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.A.V.P., P.K., D.M., A.D., and O.S. was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (β 18-29-13008). P.K., D.M., A.D., and O.S. work was carried out within the framework of the IIF UrB RAS theme No AAAA-A21-121012090093-0
Rotational Activity Around an Obstacle in 2d Cardiac Tissue in Presence of Cellular Heterogeneity
Waves of electrical excitation rotating around an obstacle is one of the important mechanisms of dangerous cardiac arrhythmias occurring in the heart damaged by a post-infarction scar. Such a scar is also surrounded by the region of heterogeneity called a gray zone. In this paper, we perform the first comprehensive numerical study of various regimes of wave rotation around an obstacle surrounded by a gray zone. We use the TP06 cellular ionic model for human cardiomyocytes and study how the period and the pattern of wave rotation depend on the radius of a circular obstacle and the width of a circular gray zone. Our main conclusions are the following. The wave rotation regimes can be subdivided into three main classes: (1) functional rotation, (2) scar rotation and the newly found (3) gray zone rotation regimes. In the scar rotation regime, the wave rotates around the obstacle, while in the gray zone regime, the wave rotates around the gray zone. As a result, the period of rotation is determined by the perimeter of the scar, or gray zone perimeter correspondingly. The transition from the scar to the gray rotation regimes can be determined from the minimal period principle, formulated in this paper. We have also observed additional regimes associated with two types of dynamical instabilities which may affect or not affect the period of rota-tion. The results of this study can help to identify the factors determining the period of arrhythmias in post-infarction patients. Β© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.A.V.P., P.K., D.M., A.D. and O.S. were funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (β 18-29-13008). The work of P.K., D.M., A.D. and O.S. was carried out within the framework of the IIF UrB RAS theme No AAAA-A21-121012090093-0
Impact of inter-ventricular lead distance on cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown as an essential treatment of patients with heart failure, leading to improvements in symptoms, left ventricular (LV) function, and survival. However, up to 30% of appropriately selected patients remain non-responders to CRT. The aim of our study was to test a hypothesis on the impact of lead positioning in the ventricular walls on CRT response in patients with advanced chronic heart failure with and without pre-operative inter and intra-ventricular myocardial dyssynchrony. We examined 53 guideline-selected CRT candidates. Response to CRT was defined in 6 months after implantation of CRT devices. All patients underwent standard and Doppler echocardiography for assessment of LV function and mechanical dyssynchrony. Individual right ventricular (RV) and LV lead tip position, inter-lead distance, and the horizontal and vertical components were measured on the radiograph images with using an automated custom made software Our results showed that the RLV inter-lead distance is an essential parameter correlated with the CRT outcomes. A logistic model comprising the RLV inter-lead distance with parameters of dyssynchrony demonstrated a high predictive power for odds of CRT success. Β© 2017 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.Research was supported by Act 211 Government of the Russian Federation, agreement β 02.A03.21.0006 and Program of the RAS Presidium #I.33Π
Influence of sanatorium treatment with thermotherapy on the adaptive capacity of hard-working people
370 apparently healthy men aged 27 to 35 with considerable mental and physical burden were examined at the sanatorium. They were divided into two groups depending on the duration of rehabilitation. Group 1 consisted of 226 men with rehabilitation period from 18 to 21 days. Group 2 comprised 144 men with rehabilitation period from 10 to 14 days. Each group was subdivided into three subgroups: A, B and C. Patients of Group 1 subgroup A visited cryochamber, patients of Group 1 subgroup B visited infrared sauna, and patients of Group 1 subgroup C visited vibration sauna every second day. Patients of Group 2 subgroups A, B and C had the same procedures every day. Dynamic indicators of nonspecific adaptive response, hemodynamics, vascular adrenergic reactivity of skin, blood coagulation system, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism of all patients were studied. The results allowed us to conclude that all therapeutic complexes could be used in the restoration of adaptive capacity of hard-working people. Cryotherapy performed every second day was the most effective
Metabolic Correction of Primary Hemostasis in the Acute Phase of Traumatic Brain Injury
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine on the ultrastructural alterations in endothelial cells of liver sinusoidal capillaries (SC) and primary hemostasis in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury (TBI).Materials and methods. Ultrastructural endothelial cell changes were studied in 36 female outbred rats in the acute phase of TBI using electron microscopy, and the platelet count was determined using a blood analyzer. The experimental group (n=18) animals received intraperitoneal injections of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine at the dose of 8.0 mg/kg per day for 12 days, and the control group (n=18) rats were administered with normal saline solution at the same dose.Results. Administration of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine in the early post TBI period reduced microvilli damage in endothelial, hepatic and stellate cells in the Disse space, whereas in the control group a significant decrease of these cells counts was detected. In contrast to the control group, the experimental group animals did not demonstrate thrombocytopenia on the days 1, 3, and 7 after injury. There was a significant increase in the platelet count compared with the baseline values, which was highest on day 12 after injury.Conclusion. Intraperitoneal administration of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine in rats in early post TBI period inhibited the TBI-associated damaging effect of secondary factors on liver sinusoid endothelial cells and platelet consumption
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΠΎ-ΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π²Π΅Π½Π° ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π³Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ°Π·Π° Π² ΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ-ΠΌΠΎΠ·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌΡ Ρ ΠΊΡΡΡ
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine on the ultrastructural alterations in endothelial cells of liver sinusoidal capillaries (SC) and primary hemostasis in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury (TBI).Materials and methods. Ultrastructural endothelial cell changes were studied in 36 female outbred rats in the acute phase of TBI using electron microscopy, and the platelet count was determined using a blood analyzer. The experimental group (n=18) animals received intraperitoneal injections of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine at the dose of 8.0 mg/kg per day for 12 days, and the control group (n=18) rats were administered with normal saline solution at the same dose.Results. Administration of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine in the early post TBI period reduced microvilli damage in endothelial, hepatic and stellate cells in the Disse space, whereas in the control group a significant decrease of these cells counts was detected. In contrast to the control group, the experimental group animals did not demonstrate thrombocytopenia on the days 1, 3, and 7 after injury. There was a significant increase in the platelet count compared with the baseline values, which was highest on day 12 after injury.Conclusion. Intraperitoneal administration of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine in rats in early post TBI period inhibited the TBI-associated damaging effect of secondary factors on liver sinusoid endothelial cells and platelet consumption.Π¦Π΅Π»Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ β ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠΈΡΡ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»Π³ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠΏΠΈΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° Π½Π° ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠ»Π»ΡΡΠΎΠ² (Π‘Π) ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΠΎ-ΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π·Π²Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π³Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ°Π·Π° Π² ΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ-ΠΌΠΎΠ·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌΡ (Π§ΠΠ’).ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ. Π ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄Π΅ (ΠΠ’Π) Π§ΠΠ’ Π½Π° 36 Π°ΡΡΠ±ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΡΡ
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ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ² Π‘Π ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ² Π½Π° Π³Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΎΡΠ΅. Π ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ 12 ΡΡΡ. Π² ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ (n=18) ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠΈΠ±ΡΡΡΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎ Π²Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»Π³ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠΏΠΈΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π² Π΄ΠΎΠ·Π΅ 8,0 ΠΌΠ³/ΠΊΠ³ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»Π° Π² ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ, Π° Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ (n=18) β ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ Ρ
Π»ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΄Π° Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅.Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ. ΠΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»Π³ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠΏΠΈΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° Π² ΠΠ’Π ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΊ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ², Π³Π΅ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ Π·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ
ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΡΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ² Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΠΈΡΡΠ΅, ΡΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ Π² ΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈΡ
Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΡ. Π ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ, Ρ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² 1-, 3- ΠΈ 7-Π΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌΡ, ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΠ»Π° ΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ², ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡ
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, Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³ΡΠ΅Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΈΠ±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΊ 12-ΠΌ ΡΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌΡ.ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. ΠΠ½ΡΡΡΠΈΠ±ΡΡΡΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π²Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»Π³ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠΏΠΈΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΊΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌ Π² ΡΠ°Π½Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΠΠ’Π ΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡΠ΅Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΡΡΡΠΈΡ
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