Imaging of patients with implanted devices and arrhythmia
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Imaging of patients with implanted devices and arrhythmia | |
| Creator | Lee, Nam Ju Litt, Harold I. | |
| Description | Expanding implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) indications and significant morbidity and mortality reduction benefits have resulted in a large number of routine ICD implants with appropriate ICD shocks for ventricular arrhythmias. The side-effects and lack of long-term efficacy of antiarrhythmics have made ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation an increasingly attractive treatment option. Although cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is considered the gold standard technique for imaging of myocardial fibrosis to diagnose and guide VT ablation targets in patients with cardiac arrhythmia, safety concerns and significant artifacts from the devices significantly limit the application of CMR. We discuss how to decrease artifact from cardiac devices and the role of a modified inversion pulse late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) CMR sequence as a useful tool in this setting, and we review techniques, safety protocols and limitations from the perspective of our institution’s experience. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-11-11 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v20i2.1046 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 20, No 2 (2016); 8 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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