Magnetic resonance–based anatomical analysis of scar-related ventricular tachycardia: implications for catheter ablation

H Ashikaga, T Sasano, J Dong, MM Zviman… - Circulation …, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
… obtained by MRI before ablation procedures. Given the marked complexity of scar geometry,
MR-based scar analysis would potentially play a complementary role in catheter ablation of …

Utility of nongated multidetector computed tomography for detection of left atrial thrombus in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

MW Martinez, J Kirsch, EE Williamson, IS Syed… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives : The aim of this study was to determine whether multidetector computed tomography
(MDCT) is able to exclude left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in patients referred for …

Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias using a fluoroscopy image integration module

T Reents, A Buiatti, S Ammar, R Dillier… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… Thus, the learning curve with the new system is included in the analysis. … new CartoUnivu
TM technology in the context of catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Our case-control …

Analysis of the anatomical features of pulmonary veins on pre-procedural cardiac CT images resulting in incomplete cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation

Y Matsumoto, Y Muraoka, Y Funama, S Mito… - … Computed Tomography, 2019 - Elsevier
… veins (PVs) by catheter ablation is the standard approach to treat AF. Although radiofrequency
(RF) catheter ablation is the established treatment for AF, cryoballoon (CB) ablation is a …

Evaluation of left atrial function by multidetector computed tomography before left atrial radiofrequency-catheter ablation: comparison of a manual and automated 3D …

F Wolf, P Ourednicek, C Loewe, B Richter… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
… and Bland–Altmann analyses as well as regression analyses were performed to determine
analysis. All computations were performed with commercially available software (SPSS V15). …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of catheter ablation on left atrial size and function for patients with atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis

B Xiong, D Li, J Wang, L Gyawali, J Jing, L Su - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
… Beyond these, the treatment strategy and energy of catheter ablation are another factor.
In this meta-analysis, the majority of included studies were used RFCA, only one study [10] …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of coronary artery disease in patients with atrial fibrillation by cardiac computed tomography for catheter ablation: CADAF-CT trial

T Mito, M Takemoto, Y Antoku, A Masumoto, M Nozoe… - Heart and vessels, 2020 - Springer
… perform cardiac computed tomography (CT) before radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA…
determined by a Cochran–Armitage analysis. All analyses were performed with SAS version …

… of left atrial appendage thrombus during contrast computed tomography imaging for catheter ablation: THe Reliability of cOMputed tomography Beyond UltraSound in …

T Kawaji, H Numamoto, S Yamagami… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2019 - Springer
… We enrolled consecutive 894 patients with LA-CT studies acquired for catheter ablation and
compared the diagnostic accuracy in demonstrating LAA-FD between conventional protocol …

Intraprocedural volume imaging of the left atrium and pulmonary veins with rotational X‐ray angiography: Implications for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

A Thiagalingam, R Manzke, A D'AVILA… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The use of preprocedural CT or MR imaging to generate patient‐specific
cardiac anatomy greatly facilitates catheter ablation of the left atrium and pulmonary veins (LA‐PVs…

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation without the use of fluoroscopy

VY Reddy, G Morales, H Ahmed, P Neuzil, S Dukkipati… - Heart Rhythm, 2010 - Elsevier
… several reports of operators successfully performing catheter ablation procedures completely
without the use of fluoroscopy. This has largely been limited to the ablation of right-sided …