State of the art paper: Cardiovascular CT for planning ventricular tachycardia ablation procedures

Edoardo Conte; Saima Mushtaq; Corrado Carbucicchio; Gaia Piperno; Valentina Catto; Maria Elisabetta Mancini; Alberto Formenti; Andrea Annoni; Marco Guglielmo; Andrea Baggiano; Giuseppe Muscogiuri; Marta Belmonte; Federica Cattani; Gianluca Pontone; Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa; Roberto Orecchia; Claudio Tondo; Daniele Andreini

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2021.01.002

State of the art paper: Cardiovascular CT for planning ventricular tachycardia ablation procedures

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2021 Sep-Oct;15(5):394-402. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.01.002. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Authors

Edoardo Conte¹, Saima Mushtaq¹, Corrado Carbucicchio¹, Gaia Piperno², Valentina Catto¹, Maria Elisabetta Mancini¹, Alberto Formenti¹, Andrea Annoni¹, Marco Guglielmo¹, Andrea Baggiano¹, Giuseppe Muscogiuri¹, Marta Belmonte¹, Federica Cattani³, Gianluca Pontone¹, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa⁴, Roberto Orecchia⁵, Claudio Tondo⁶, Daniele Andreini⁷

Affiliations

¹ Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Division of Radiotherapy IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
³ Unit of Medical Physics, IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Medical Physics, IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Scientific Directorate, IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁷ Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: daniele.andreini@ccfm.it.

PMID: 33563533
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.01.002

Abstract

In the last 20 years coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) gained a pivotal role in the evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) as finally recognized by the ESC guidelines on stable CAD. Technological advances have progressively improved the temporal resolution of CT scanners, contemporary reducing acquisition time, radiation dose and contrast volume needed for the whole heart volume acquisition, further expanding the role of cardiac CT beyond coronary anatomy evaluation. Aim of the present review is to discuss use and benefit of cardiac CT for the planning and preparation of VT ablation.

Keywords: Cardiac CT; Radiofrequency transcatheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease* / surgery
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Tachycardia, Ventricular* / diagnostic imaging
Tachycardia, Ventricular* / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed