Multi-Modality Imaging for the Identification of Arrhythmogenic Substrates Prior to Electrophysiology Studies

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Riccardo Liga¹  Alessia Gimelli²  Sabine Ernst³ 

[1] Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy;Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy;NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom;

关键词: electrophysiological procedures;    ablation;    atrial fibrillation;    ventricular arrhythmias;    imaging;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2021.640087

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Noninvasive cardiac imaging is crucial for the characterization of patients who are candidates for cardiac ablations, for both procedure planning and long-term management. Multimodality cardiac imaging can provide not only anatomical parameters but even more importantly functional information that may allow a better risk stratification of cardiac patients. Moreover, fusion of anatomical and functional data derived from noninvasive cardiac imaging with the results of endocavitary mapping may possibly allow a better identification of the ablation substrate and also avoid peri-procedural complications. As a result, imaging-guided electrophysiological procedures are associated with an improved outcome than traditional ablation procedures, with a consistently lower recurrence rate.

【 授权许可】

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