Background: Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) requires appropriate left ventricular (LV) lead placement on a suitable segment of the free LV wall. Current guidelines suggest targeted lead placement, but the individual anatomy of the cardiac veins is often a limiting factor. Purpose: To map cardiac veins with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and plot the veins in cardiac segments to facilitate successful CRT implantation. Material and Methods: Ninety-nine patients were included (mean age = 68 ± 9 years; 26% women; 46% ischemic cardiomyopathy). Contrast-enhanced, ECG-gated, dose-modulated MDCT was used to depict the coronary veins. CT data were reformatted into short-axis view. Veins with diameter ≥1.5 mm and traversi...
Background: Left ventricular lead placement in a suitable coronary vein is a key determinant of res...
The objective of this paper is twofold: (i) to show how multislice computed tomography (MSCT) data s...
Purpose: The benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) depend on multiple factors includin...
Background: Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) requires appropriate left ventricular...
BackgroundOptimal lead positioning is an important determinant of cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
Objectives We sought to evaluate the utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in preopera...
Aims An appropriate left ventricular (LV) lead position is a pre-requisite for response to cardiac r...
OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in preoper...
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of electrocardiographically (ECG)-gate...
ObjectivesWe sought to evaluate the value of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to depict the car...
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is a standard treatment for patients with heart failure; how...
Background: Differences in the quantity and distribution of coronary veins between patients with isc...
BACKGROUND: Placing the left ventricular (LV) lead at a site of late electrical activation remote fr...
This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of intra-procedural visualization of optimal pa...
ObjectivesThis study was designed to evaluate the value of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) to visu...
Background: Left ventricular lead placement in a suitable coronary vein is a key determinant of res...
The objective of this paper is twofold: (i) to show how multislice computed tomography (MSCT) data s...
Purpose: The benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) depend on multiple factors includin...
Background: Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) requires appropriate left ventricular...
BackgroundOptimal lead positioning is an important determinant of cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
Objectives We sought to evaluate the utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in preopera...
Aims An appropriate left ventricular (LV) lead position is a pre-requisite for response to cardiac r...
OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in preoper...
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of electrocardiographically (ECG)-gate...
ObjectivesWe sought to evaluate the value of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to depict the car...
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is a standard treatment for patients with heart failure; how...
Background: Differences in the quantity and distribution of coronary veins between patients with isc...
BACKGROUND: Placing the left ventricular (LV) lead at a site of late electrical activation remote fr...
This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of intra-procedural visualization of optimal pa...
ObjectivesThis study was designed to evaluate the value of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) to visu...
Background: Left ventricular lead placement in a suitable coronary vein is a key determinant of res...
The objective of this paper is twofold: (i) to show how multislice computed tomography (MSCT) data s...
Purpose: The benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) depend on multiple factors includin...