ECG morphology of premature ventricular contractions predicts the presence of myocardial fibrotic substrate on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients undergoing ablation.
Sabrina OebelBorislav DinovArash AryaSebastian HilbertPhilipp SommerAndreas BollmannGerhard HindricksIngo PaetschCosima JahnkePublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2017)
In patients with RBBB morphology and/or multiple PVC patterns, CMR imaging before ablation may be helpful due to the increased prevalence of fibrotic lesions with regard to patient stratification and periprocedural management.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- left ventricular
- patients undergoing
- atrial fibrillation
- systemic sclerosis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- high resolution
- risk factors
- radiofrequency ablation
- heart failure
- case report
- heart rate
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- heart rate variability
- amino acid
- fluorescence imaging
- photodynamic therapy