title: A Nonfluoroscopic Technique for Coronary Arteries Three-Dimensional Mapping during Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation.
abstract: When performing epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT), caution must be taken not to damage the coronary arteries. We report a case in which a new, nonfluoroscopic technique for incorporating an accurate, real-time reconstruction of the main coronary vessels into a three-dimensional electroanatomic map was used for epicardial VT ablation.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Calzolari
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Maggiore Carlo Alberto Pizzardi, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barbato
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Martino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crosato
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: DE Mattia
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daniotti
authors.affiliation: St. Jude Medical, Agrate Brianza, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Indiani
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo Antonio Maria
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Squasi
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Olivari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D056149:Epicardial Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: coronary artery anatomy; epicardial ablation; three-dimensional mapping; ventricular tachycardia