Septal late enhancement by cardiac CT is associated with repeat ablation in nonischemic cardiomyopathy patients.
Leah A JohnSanjay DivakaranRon BlanksteinUyanga BatnyamPal SuranyiMathew GregoskiHubert CochetJean-Marc PeyratNicolas CedlinkLuis KabongoBruno SoréJoseph Uwe SchoepfWilliam H SauerJeffrey R WinterfieldUsha B TedrowPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2024)
In this tertiary care referral population, patients with NICM undergoing VT catheter ablation with septal LIE-CT have nearly threefold increased risk of need for repeat ablation.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- tertiary care
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- left atrial
- image quality
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- dual energy
- newly diagnosed
- contrast enhanced
- heart failure
- primary care
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- left atrial appendage
- left ventricular
- positron emission tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- radiofrequency ablation
- patient reported
- pet ct