Magnetoelectric Sensors for Localization of Cardiac Arrhythmias (B10)

• Subject Area: Cardiology, Angiology ; Biomedical Systems Technology
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 286471992

Currently, for precise electro-anatomical mapping of arrhythmias, an invasive catheter examination is necessary (with corresponding risk). In this project we will thus investigate if a multi-channel combined electro-/magnetocardiogram approach based on state-space models allows reliable non-invasive localization of the origin of arrhythmias. This is even more relevant, as recently stereotactic cardiac irradiation was successfully applied for ablation of ventricular tachycardia, promising a completely non-invasive way to cure arrhythmias in the future.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1261: Magnetoelectric Sensors: From Composite Materials to Biomagnetic Diagnostics
• Major Instrumentation: ECG system
• Applicant Institution: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Norbert Frey; Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Schmidt