Key result
16-MDCT angiography enables feasible noninvasive detailed imaging of the variable cardiac venous anatomy.
Why the study?
Does 16-MDCT angiography provide feasible noninvasive evaluation of cardiac venous anatomy?
Observational
Does 16-MDCT angiography provide feasible noninvasive evaluation of cardiac venous anatomy?
16-MDCT angiography is a feasible noninvasive tool for detailed mapping of cardiac venous anatomy, which may help guide transvenous therapeutic procedures such as biventricular pacing.
May aid preprocedural planning for biventricular pacing; leaves open prospective validation against invasive venography.
OBJECTIVE: Anatomic mapping of the cardiac veins is important to guide transvenous therapeutic procedures such as biventricular pacing. As an alternative to invasive venography, we studied the feasibility of MDCT of the cardiac venous anatomy. CONCLUSION: Cardiac venous anatomy is variable. MDCT is a noninvasive method that allows detailed imaging of the cardiac venous anatomy, including small cardiac veins and thebesian valves. Therefore, cardiac MDCT may be a valuable tool for guiding procedures that involve the cardiac venous system.
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Abbara et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Cardiac venous anatomy. 16-MDCT Angiography was evaluated on Feasibility of MDCT of the cardiac venous anatomy. 16-MDCT angiography is a feasible, noninvasive method that allows detailed imaging of the variable cardiac venous anatomy, including small cardiac veins and thebesian valves.
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