title: [Application of double source multidetector computed tomography in visualization of cardiac veins].
abstract: To evaluate the value of double source multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in visualization of cardiac veins in patients with chronic heart failure.
  
  
  
  Thirty-five patients with chronic heart failure (aged 65.4 ± 8.8, 21 males and 14 females) were enrolled in the study. In Group A, MDCT and retrograde coronary venography (RCV) were performed consecutively; in Group B anterograde visualization of the coronary venous and RCV were performed.
  
  
  
  Coronary sinus, GCV and MCV of all individuals were identified in MDCT. LVPV was observed in 65% patients of Group A, and 66.7% patients of Group B. The correlation coefficient between MDCT and RCV was 0.944, and that between CVG and RCV was 0.42.
  
  
  
  Non-invasive evaluation of cardiac veins with double source CT is feasible and may be used in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zhi-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fa-rong
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Geng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*