| Literature DB >> 27957131 |
Antonio Dello Russo1,2, Sergio Conti1,2, Ghaliah Al-Mohani1,2, Michela Casella1,2, Francesca Pizzamiglio1,2, Corrado Carbucicchio1,2, Stefania Riva1,2, Gaetano Fassini1,2, Massimo Moltrasio1,2, Fabrizio Tundo1,2, Martina Zucchetti1,2, Benedetta Majocchi1,2, Eleonora Russo1,2, Vittoria Marino1,2, Fabrizio Bologna1,2, Luigi Di Biase2, Andrea Natale2, Claudio Tondo1,2.
Abstract
The cornerstone of the new imaging technologies to treat complex arrhythmias is the electroanatomic (EAM) mapping. It is based on tissue characterization and in particular on determination of low potential region and dense scar definition. Recently, the identification of fractionated isolated late potentials increased the specificity of the information derived from EAM. In addition, non-invasive tools and their integration with EAM, such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scanning, have been shown to be helpful to characterize the arrhythmic substrate and to guide the mapping and the ablation. Finally, intracardiac echocardiography, known to be useful for several practical uses in the setting of electrophysiological procedures, it has been also demonstrated to provide important informations about the anatomical substrate and may have potential to identify areas of scarred myocardium.Entities:
Year: 2014 PMID： 27957131 PMCID： PMC5135199 DOI： 10.4022/jafib.1137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Atr Fibrillation ISSN： 1941-6911