Cited 5 times since 2008 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 10 Suppl 3, 1 1 2008, Pages iii110-3 Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in assessing cardiac veins and scar tissue. Van de Veire NR, Schuijf JD, Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
The success of cardiac resynchronization therapy is influenced by several issues including cardiac venous anatomy and myocardial scar tissue. This article discusses non-invasive imaging modalities that could contribute significantly to the selection process of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) candidates: multi-slice computed tomography to depict the coronary sinus tributaries and magnetic resonance imaging to identify scar tissue.
