Ablation lesion assessment with MRI

L Mont, I Roca-Luque, TF Althoff - … & Electrophysiology Review, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI is capable of detecting not only native cardiac
fibrosis, but also ablation-induced scarring. Thus, it offers the unique opportunity to assess …

Cardiac magnetic resonance for ventricular tachycardia ablation and risk stratification

I Roca-Luque, L Mont-Girbau - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ventricular tachycardia is the most frequent cause of sudden cardiovascular death in
patients with structural heart disease. Radiofrequency ablation is the treatment cornerstone …

[HTML][HTML] SCMR expert consensus statement for cardiovascular magnetic resonance of patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device

D Kim, JD Collins, JA White, K Hanneman… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a proven imaging modality for informing
diagnosis and prognosis, guiding therapeutic decisions, and risk stratifying surgical …

Post-Ablation cardiac Magnetic resonance to assess Ventricular Tachycardia recurrence (PAM-VT study)

I Roca-Luque, S Vázquez-Calvo, P Garre… - European Heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Conducting channels (CCs) detected by late gadolinium enhancement
cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR) are related to ventricular tachycardia (VT). The aim …

Acute and long-term scar characterization of venous ethanol ablation in the left ventricular summit

SC Fuentes Rojas, M Malahfji, L Tavares, A Patel… - Clinical …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Venous ethanol ablation (VEA) can be effective for ventricular arrhythmias from
the left ventricular summit (LVS); however, there are concerns about excessive ablation by …

Improving outcomes in ventricular tachycardia ablation using imaging to identify arrhythmic substrates

M Ghannam, F Bogun - Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, 2022 - cardiacep.theclinics.com
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a complex arrhythmia that may occur in patients with
structural heart disease. Catheter ablation is an effective therapy that can reduce the burden …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Patients With Premature Ventricular Contractions: A Narrative Review

S Ailoaei, L Sorodoc, C Ureche… - Anatolian Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are a common finding in clinical practice,
requiring a full diagnostic work-up in order to exclude an underlying cardiomyopathy. Still, in …

Advanced imaging integration for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

C Kowalewski, C Ascione, M Nuñez-Garcia… - Current Cardiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Imaging plays a crucial role in the therapy of ventricular
tachycardia (VT). We offer an overview of the different methods and provide information on …

Late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of ablation lesions after postinfarction ventricular tachycardia ablation: implications for ventricular …

M Ghannam, J Liang, A Attili, H Cochet… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE‐CMR)
imaging distinguishes between intrinsic postinfarction scar and radiofrequency ablation …

Impact of LGE-MRI in Arrhythmia Ablation

P Garre, S Vazquez-Calvo, E Ferro, T Althoff… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-MRI) in
arrhythmia ablation is increasing due to the capacity to detect, quantify and characterize …