TY - JOUR
T1 - New imaging technologies to characterize arrhythmic substrate
AU - Russo, Antonio Dello
AU - Conti, Sergio
AU - Al-Mohani, Ghaliah
AU - Casella, Michela
AU - Carbucicchio, Corrado
AU - Riva, Stefania
AU - Fassini, Gaetano
AU - Moltrasio, Massimo
AU - Tundo, Fabrizio
AU - Zucchetti, Martina
AU - Majocchi, Benedetta
AU - Russo, Eleonora
AU - Marino, Vittoria
AU - Bologna, Fabrizio
AU - Biase, Luigi Di
AU - Natale, Andrea
AU - Tondo, Claudio
AU - Francesca, Pizzamiglio
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84922678088
SN - 1941-6911
VL - 7
SP - 92
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
JF - Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
IS - 4
ER -