Role of pre-procedural CT imaging on catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation: procedural outcomes and radiological exposure.

Andrea Di CoriGiulio ZucchelliLorenzo FaggioniLuca SegretiRaffaele De LuciaValentina BarlettaStefano VianiLuca PaperiniMatteo ParolloEzio SoldatiDavide CaramellaMaria Grazia Bongiorni

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2020)

Pre-procedural CT does not improve safety and efficacy of AF ablation, increasing significantly the cumulative radiological exposure.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
image quality
left atrial
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
left atrial appendage
high resolution
heart failure
type diabetes
adipose tissue
weight loss
radiofrequency ablation
mitral valve