3D delayed-enhanced magnetic resonance sequences improve conducting channel delineation prior to ventricular tachycardia ablation
2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/europace/euu310
ISSN1532-2092
AutoresDavid Andreu, Jose T. Ortiz‐Pérez, Juan Fernández‐Armenta, Esther Guiu, Juan Acosta, S Prat, Teresa M. de Caralt, Rosario J. Perea, César Garrido, Lluı́s Mont, Josép Brugada, Antonio Berruezo,
Tópico(s)Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
ResumoAimsNon-invasive depiction of conducting channels (CCs) is gaining interest for its usefulness in ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation. The best imaging approach has not been determined. We compared characterization of myocardial scar with late-gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance using a navigator-gated 3D sequence (3D-GRE) and conventional 2D imaging using either a single shot inversion recovery steady-state-free-precession (2D-SSFP) or inversion-recovery gradient echo (2D-GRE) sequence.
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