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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Imagenomics and Ventricular Arrhythmia: The Scar, The Channel, The Variant.

Chiara Martini, Davide Maria Scordo, Alessio Borrelli, Antonio Scarà, Luigi Sciarra, Sabina Gallina, C Anwar A Chahal, Mohammed Y Khanji, Cesare Mantini, Fabrizio Ricci

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Programmed ventricular stimulation for risk stratification in symptomatic athletes with nonischemic left ventricular scar and preserved ejection fraction.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 · 2026
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10 authors.

Chiara MartiniDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Davide Maria ScordoDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Alessio BorrelliUnit of Cardiology and Electrophysiology, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Antonio ScaràUnit of Cardiology and Electrophysiology, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Luigi SciarraDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Sabina GallinaDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; University Cardiology Division, SS Annunziata Polyclinic University Hospital, Chieti, Italy.
C Anwar A ChahalCenter for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, WellSpan Health, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mohammed Y KhanjiNewham University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Cesare MantiniDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Fabrizio RicciDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; University Cardiology Division, SS Annunziata Polyclinic University Hospital, Chieti, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. Electronic address: fabrizio.ricci@unich.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImagenomics is an emerging clinical framework that combines advanced imaging and genetic profiling to refine risk stratification and advance precision medicine in the management of ventricular arrhythmias. CASE SUMMARY: A 43-year-old woman presented with palpitations and presyncope. Ambulatory electrocardiogram revealed frequent premature ventricular contractions and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, consistently initiated by a premature ventricular contraction with distinct morphology. Cardiac magnetic resonance scan identified a nonischemic scar in the basal inferolateral segment of the left ventricle, with a protected conduction corridor of heterogeneous tissue within the border zone. Electroanatomic mapping confirmed a critical isthmus that was anatomically colocalized with the cardiac magnetic resonance-defined corridor. Programmed ventricular stimulation induced sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia that degenerated into ventricular fibrillation, necessitating implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement. Genetic analysis revealed a heterozygous, likely pathogenic TECRL variant, associated with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia type 3. DISCUSSION: This case highlights a composite arrhythmogenic mechanism shaped by myocardial scar substrate, protected conduction architecture, and inherited susceptibility.

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