RT Book, Section
A1 Hegland, Donald D.
A1 Jackson, Kevin P.
A1 Daubert, James P.
A2 Pahlm, Olle
A2 Wagner, Galen S.
SR Print(0)
ID 8762065
T1 Chapter 8. Electrophysiologic Mapping
T2 Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging: Principles and Clinical Applications
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161346-0
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=8762065
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  purpose  of  cardiovascular  electrophysiologic  mapping  is  to  define  the  anatomic  sequence  of  myocardial  activation,  both  at  baseline  and/or  with  arrhythmia.  There  have  been  tremendous  technologic  advances  in  this  area1  that  have  created  fertile  ground  for  the  integration  of  multiple  imaging  modalities.  High-level  integration  begins  with  preprocedural  assessment  of  electrophysiologic  properties  revealed  by  the  12-lead  surface  electrocardiogram  (ECG)  viewed  in  the  context  of  patient  demographics  and  history.2,3  Further  information  is  added  during  invasive  electrophysiologic  mapping  with  assessment  of  intracardiac  electrograms  viewed  in  the  context  of  cardiac  anatomy.4,5  The  fusion  of  functional  electrophysiologic  data  with  anatomic  data  in  the  electrophysiology  laboratory  facilitates  catheter  navigation,  data  annotation,  and  direct  visualization  of  target  sites  for  therapy.  Following  an  invasive  electrophysiologic  mapping  procedure,  there  are  likewise  multiple  imaging  modalities  useful  for  assessing  response  to  therapy,  excluding  complications,  and  directing  future  diagnostic  and  therapeutic  decisions.6