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The U wave in atrial fibrillation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Langley, P., Bourke, J. P., & Murray, A. The U wave in atrial fibrillation. Presented at 2015 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC)

The U wave in ECGs of patients is difficult to observe because it is hidden under the atrial fibrillatory wave. Measurement and characteristics of the U wave in atrial fibrillation have not previously been described. Beat averaging was used to reveal... Read More about The U wave in atrial fibrillation.

Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation (2015)
Journal Article
Langley, P. (2015). Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation. Entropy, 17(9), 6397-6411. https://doi.org/10.3390/e17096397

A novel method of quantifying the effectiveness of the suppression of ventricular activity from electrocardiograms (ECGs) in atrial fibrillation is proposed. The temporal distribution of the energy of wavelet coefficients is quantified by wavelet ent... Read More about Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation.

Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome (2015)
Journal Article
Raine, D., Langley, P., Shepherd, E., Lord, S., Murray, S., Murray, A., & Bourke, J. P. (2015). Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome. Open heart, 2(1), e000302. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000302

Objective To assess the effect of catheter ablation on atrial fibrillation (AF) symptoms and quality of life (QoL). Methods Patients with AF scheduled for ablation were recruited. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) was performed and complex fractionated... Read More about Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome.

A virtual approach to evaluate therapies for management of multiple myeloma induced bone disease: Modelling Therapies for Multiple Myeloma Induced Bone Disease (2015)
Journal Article
Ji, B., Genever, P. G., & Fagan, M. J. (2016). A virtual approach to evaluate therapies for management of multiple myeloma induced bone disease: Modelling Therapies for Multiple Myeloma Induced Bone Disease. International journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering, 32(3), e02735. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.2735

Multiple myeloma bone disease is devastating for patients and a major cause of morbidity. The disease leads to bone destruction by inhibiting osteoblast activity while stimulating osteoclast activity. Recent advances in multiple myeloma research have... Read More about A virtual approach to evaluate therapies for management of multiple myeloma induced bone disease: Modelling Therapies for Multiple Myeloma Induced Bone Disease.

Principal component analysis of atrial fibrillation: Inclusion of posterior ECG leads does not improve correlation with left atrial activity (2015)
Journal Article
Raine, D., Langley, P., Shepherd, E., Lord, S., Murray, S., Murray, A., & Bourke, J. P. (2015). Principal component analysis of atrial fibrillation: Inclusion of posterior ECG leads does not improve correlation with left atrial activity. Medical engineering & physics, 37(2), 251-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.12.008

Background Lead V₁ is routinely analysed due to its large amplitude AF waveform. V₁ correlates strongly with right atrial activity but only moderately with left atrial activity. Posterior lead V₉ correlates strongest with left atrial activity. Aims (... Read More about Principal component analysis of atrial fibrillation: Inclusion of posterior ECG leads does not improve correlation with left atrial activity.

A new algorithm to diagnose atrial ectopic origin from multi lead ECG systems - insights from 3D virtual human atria and torso (2015)
Journal Article
Alday, E. A. P., Colman, M. A., Langley, P., Butters, T. D., Higham, J., Workman, A. J., Hancox, J. C., & Zhang, H. (2015). A new algorithm to diagnose atrial ectopic origin from multi lead ECG systems - insights from 3D virtual human atria and torso. PLoS Computational Biology, 11(1), Article e1004026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004026

Rapid atrial arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF) predispose to ventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death and stroke. Identifying the origin of atrial ectopic activity from the electrocardiogram (ECG) can help to diagnose the early onset... Read More about A new algorithm to diagnose atrial ectopic origin from multi lead ECG systems - insights from 3D virtual human atria and torso.

Characteristics of the atrial repolarization phase of the ECG in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients and controls (2015)
Journal Article
Langley, P., Bourke, J. P., & Giacopelli, D. (2015). Characteristics of the atrial repolarization phase of the ECG in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients and controls. Acta Cardiologica, 70(6), 672-677. https://doi.org/10.2143/AC.70.6.3120179

© 2015, Acta Cardiologica. All rights reserved. Objective The aim of this study is to characterize the observable segment of the atrial repolarization (Ta wave) of the standard ECG during sinus rhythm in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) patients... Read More about Characteristics of the atrial repolarization phase of the ECG in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients and controls.

Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates treatment against multiple myeloma induced bone disease using a computational model (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ji, B., Yang, Q., Genever, P. G., & Fagan, M. J. Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates treatment against multiple myeloma induced bone disease using a computational model

Multiple myeloma (MM)-induced bone disease is mortal for most MM patients. Bisphosphonates are first-line treatment for MM-induced bone disease, since it can inhibit osteoclast activity and the resultant bone resorption by suppressing the differentia... Read More about Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates treatment against multiple myeloma induced bone disease using a computational model.

Non-invasive estimation of left atrial dominant frequency in atrial fibrillation from different electrode sites: Insight from body surface potential mapping (2014)
Journal Article
Bojarnejad, M., Blake, J. R., Bourke, J., Shepherd, E., Murray, A., & Langley, P. (2014). Non-invasive estimation of left atrial dominant frequency in atrial fibrillation from different electrode sites: Insight from body surface potential mapping. Journal of atrial fibrillation, 7(3), 6-10

© 2014, CardioFront LLC. All rights reserved. The dominant driving sources of atrial fibrillation are often found in the left atrium, but the expression of left atrial activation on the body surface is poorly understood. Using body surface potential... Read More about Non-invasive estimation of left atrial dominant frequency in atrial fibrillation from different electrode sites: Insight from body surface potential mapping.

Recurring patterns of atrial fibrillation in surface ECG predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation (2014)
Journal Article
Di Marco, L. Y., Raine, D., Bourke, J. P., & Langley, P. (2014). Recurring patterns of atrial fibrillation in surface ECG predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation. Computers in biology and medicine, 54, 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2014.09.005

Background Non-invasive tools to help identify patients likely to benefit from catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) would facilitate personalised treatment planning. Aim To investigate atrial waveform organisation through recurrence plo... Read More about Recurring patterns of atrial fibrillation in surface ECG predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation.

Extracting fetal heart beats from maternal abdominal recordings: Selection of the optimal principal components (2014)
Journal Article
Di Maria, C., Liu, C., Zheng, D., Murray, A., & Langley, P. (2014). Extracting fetal heart beats from maternal abdominal recordings: Selection of the optimal principal components. Physiological Measurement, 35(8), 1649-1664. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/35/8/1649

This study presents a systematic comparison of different approaches to the automated selection of the principal components (PC) which optimise the detection of maternal and fetal heart beats from non-invasive maternal abdominal recordings. A public d... Read More about Extracting fetal heart beats from maternal abdominal recordings: Selection of the optimal principal components.

Recurring patterns in stationary intervals of abdominal uterine electromyograms during gestation (2014)
Journal Article
Di Marco, L. Y., Di Maria, C., Tong, W.-C., Taggart, M. J., Robson, S. C., & Langley, P. (2014). Recurring patterns in stationary intervals of abdominal uterine electromyograms during gestation. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 52(8), 707-716. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-014-1174-6

Abdominal uterine electromyograms (uEMG) studies have focused on uterine contractions to describe the evolution of uterine activity and preterm birth (PTB) prediction. Stationary, non-contracting uEMG has not been studied. The aim of the study was to... Read More about Recurring patterns in stationary intervals of abdominal uterine electromyograms during gestation.

In vivo cranial bone strain and bite force in the agamid lizard Uromastyx geyri (2014)
Journal Article
Porro, L. B., Ross, C. F., Iriarte-Diaz, J., O'Reilly, J. C., Evans, S. E., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). In vivo cranial bone strain and bite force in the agamid lizard Uromastyx geyri. The journal of experimental biology, 217(11), 1983-1992. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.096362

In vivo bone strain data are the most direct evidence of deformation and strain regimes in the vertebrate cranium during feeding and can provide important insights into skull morphology. Strain data have been collected during feeding across a wide ra... Read More about In vivo cranial bone strain and bite force in the agamid lizard Uromastyx geyri.

Characteristics of atrial fibrillation cycle length predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation (2013)
Journal Article
Di Marco, L. Y., Raine, D., Bourke, J. P., & Langley, P. (2013). Characteristics of atrial fibrillation cycle length predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation. Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, 10(9), 1303-1310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.06.007

Background Successful termination of atrial fibrillation (AF) during catheter ablation (CA) is associated with arrhythmia-free follow-up. Preablation factors such as mean atrial fibrillation cycle length (AFCL) predict the likelihood of AF terminatio... Read More about Characteristics of atrial fibrillation cycle length predict restoration of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation.

Accuracy of algorithms for detection of atrial fibrillation from short duration beat interval recordings (2012)
Journal Article
Langley, P., Dewhurst, M., Di Marco, L. Y., Adams, P., Dewhurst, F., Mwita, J. C., Walker, R., & Murray, A. (2012). Accuracy of algorithms for detection of atrial fibrillation from short duration beat interval recordings. Medical engineering & physics, 34(10), 1441-1447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.02.002

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by highly variable beat intervals. The aims of the study were to assess the accuracy of AF detection algorithms from short analysis durations and to validate prospectively the accuracy on a large community-ba... Read More about Accuracy of algorithms for detection of atrial fibrillation from short duration beat interval recordings.

Comparison of body surface and intracardiac ECG recordings in patients with atrial fibrillation during electrophysiological studies (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bojarnejad, M., Blake, J., Bourke, J. P., Murray, A., & Langley, P. Comparison of body surface and intracardiac ECG recordings in patients with atrial fibrillation during electrophysiological studies. Presented at World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering May 26-31, 2012, Beijing, China

Atrial fibrillation (AF) dominant frequency (DF) is thought to reflect the degree of organisation of underlying atrial activity (AA). Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between the DFs from the body surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and intracard... Read More about Comparison of body surface and intracardiac ECG recordings in patients with atrial fibrillation during electrophysiological studies.

Comparing the distribution of strains with the distribution of bone tissue in a human mandible: a finite element study (2012)
Journal Article
Gröning, F., Fagan, M., & O'Higgins, P. (2013). Comparing the distribution of strains with the distribution of bone tissue in a human mandible: a finite element study. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 296(1), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.22597

Comparative anatomy and experimental studies suggest that the mass and distribution of tissue within a bone is adapted to the strains the bone experiences during function. Finite element analysis is a powerful tool that can be used to investigate thi... Read More about Comparing the distribution of strains with the distribution of bone tissue in a human mandible: a finite element study.

Functional evolution of the feeding system in rodents (2012)
Journal Article
Cox, P. G., Rayfield, E. J., Fagan, M. J., Herrel, A., Pataky, T. C., & Jeffery, N. (2012). Functional evolution of the feeding system in rodents. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e36299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036299

The masticatory musculature of rodents has evolved to enable both gnawing at the incisors and chewing at the molars. In particular, the masseter muscle is highly specialised, having extended anteriorly to originate from the rostrum. All living rodent... Read More about Functional evolution of the feeding system in rodents.

Modeling the human mandible under masticatory loads: which input variables are important? (2012)
Journal Article
Gröning, F., Fagan, M., & O'higgins, P. (2012). Modeling the human mandible under masticatory loads: which input variables are important?. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 295(5), 853-863. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.22455

Finite element analyses (FEA) that have simulated masticatory loadings of the human mandible differ significantly with regard to their basic input variables such as material properties, constraints, and applied forces. With sensitivity analyses it is... Read More about Modeling the human mandible under masticatory loads: which input variables are important?.

Comment on "The effects of modelling simplifications on craniofacial finite element models: the alveoli (tooth sockets) and periodontal ligaments" (volume 44, issue 10, pages 1831-1838) (2012)
Journal Article
Gröning, F., & Fagan, M. (2012). Comment on "The effects of modelling simplifications on craniofacial finite element models: the alveoli (tooth sockets) and periodontal ligaments" (volume 44, issue 10, pages 1831-1838). Journal of biomechanics, 45(9), 1749-1750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.10.042