The role of CT in detecting AF substrate
| Autor: | Valentina Mangiafico, Carlo Lavalle, Nikolaos Papageorgiou, Antony Raharja, Bunny Saberwal, Zuhair Ahmed, Syed Y. Ahsan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Catheter ablation Computed tomography 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Prognostic stratification 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Recurrence Atrial Fibrillation medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Heart Atria Intensive care medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Atrial fibrillation medicine.disease Ablation Treatment Outcome Risk stratification Catheter Ablation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Atrial substrate Af ablation Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Trends in cardiovascular medicine. 31(8) |
| ISSN: | 1873-2615 |
| Popis: | Despite technological advancements and evolving ablation strategies, atrial fibrillation catheter ablation outcome remains suboptimal for a cohort of patients. Imaging-based biomarkers have the potential to play a pivotal role in the overall assessment and prognostic stratification of AF patients, allowing for tailored treatments and individualized care. Alongside consolidated evaluation parameters, novel imaging biomarkers that can detect and stage the remodelling process and correlate it to electrophysiological phenomena are emerging. This review aims to provide a better understanding of the different types of atrial substrate, and how Computed Tomography can be used as a pre-ablation risk stratification tool by assessing the various novel imaging biomarkers, providing a valuable insight into the mechanisms that sustain AF and potentially allowing for a patient-specific ablation strategy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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