Cardiac magnetic resonance for prediction of arrhythmogenic areas.
Catheter ablation has been widely used to manage recurrent atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. It has been established that contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance can accurately characterize the myocardium. In this review, we summarize the role of cardiac magnetic resonance in identification of arrhythmogenic substrates, and the potential utility of cardiac magnetic resonance for catheter ablation of complex atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: egucuki1@jhmi.edu.
Esra Gucuk
EG
Ipek
Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Saman
S
Nazarian
D000200:Action Potentials; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome