ReviewEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2018
Magnetic resonance imaging guidance for the optimization of ventricular tachycardia ablation.
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- Optimizing ventricular tachycardia ablation through imaging-based assessment of arrhythmic substrate: A comprehensive review and roadmap for the future.Heart rhythm O2 · 2024Review
- Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Patients with Premature Ventricular Contractions: A Narrative Review.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2024Article
- Balanced-force shim system for correcting magnetic-field inhomogeneities in the heart due to implanted cardioverter defibrillators.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Whole-Heart High-Resolution Late Gadolinium Enhancement: Techniques and Clinical Applications.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2022Review
- Acute Lesion Imaging in Predicting Chronic Tissue Injury in the Ventricles.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- Different road maps for ventricular tachycardia ablation.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2020Article
- Pre-procedural image-guided versus non-image-guided ventricular tachycardia ablation-a review.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2020Article
- MRI Catheterization: Ready for Broad Adoption.Pediatric cardiology · 2020Review
- Evaluation of a real-time magnetic resonance imaging-guided electrophysiology system for structural and electrophysiological ventricular tachycardia substrate assessment.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2019Article
- Advances in Real-Time MRI-Guided Electrophysiology.Current cardiovascular imaging reports · 2019Article
- CMR - Late gadolinium enhancement characteristics associated with monomorphic ventricular arrhythmia in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalArticle
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Abstract
Catheter ablation has an important role in the management of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) but is limited by modest long-term success rates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide valuable anatomic and functional information as well as potentially improve identification of target sites for ablation. A major limitation of current MRI protocols is the spatial resolution required to identify the areas of tissue responsible for VT but recent developments have led to new strategies which may improve substrate assessment. Potential ways in which detailed information gained from MRI may be utilized during electrophysiology procedures include image integration or performing a procedure under real-time MRI guidance. Image integration allows pre-procedural magnetic resonance (MR) images to be registered with electroanatomical maps to help guide VT ablation and has shown promise in preliminary studies. However, multiple errors can arise during this process due to the registration technique used, changes in ventricular geometry between the time of MRI and the ablation procedure, respiratory and cardiac motion. As isthmus sites may only be a few millimetres wide, reducing these errors may be critical to improve outcomes in VT ablation. Real-time MR-guided intervention has emerged as an alternative solution to address the limitations of pre-acquired imaging to guide ablation. There is now a growing body of literature describing the feasibility, techniques, and potential applications of real-time MR-guided electrophysiology. We review whether real-time MR-guided intervention could be applied in the setting of VT ablation and the potential challenges that need to be overcome.
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