Cardiac magnetic resonance for prediction of arrhythmogenic areas

Esra Gucuk Ipek; Saman Nazarian

doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2015.02.012

Cardiac magnetic resonance for prediction of arrhythmogenic areas

Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2015 Oct;25(7):635-42. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2015.02.012. Epub 2015 Mar 3.

Authors

Esra Gucuk Ipek¹, Saman Nazarian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: egucuki1@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Action Potentials
Atrial Fibrillation / pathology
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Heart Conduction System / pathology
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
Heart Conduction System / surgery*
Heart Rate
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional*
Predictive Value of Tests
Tachycardia, Ventricular / pathology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*
Treatment Outcome

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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