Can multi-slice computed tomography of the heart be useful in patients with epicardial leads?

Agnieszka Młynarska; Rafał Młynarski; Jacek Wilczek; Maciej Sosnowski

doi:10.5603/CJ.2013.0014

Vol 20, No 1 (2013)

Case Reports

Submitted: 2013-02-12

Published online: 2013-02-07

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Can multi-slice computed tomography of the heart be useful in patients with epicardial leads?

Agnieszka Młynarska, Rafał Młynarski, Jacek Wilczek, Maciej Sosnowski

DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2013.0014

Cardiol J 2013;20(1):87-89.

Vol 20, No 1 (2013)

Case Reports

Submitted: 2013-02-12

Published online: 2013-02-07

Abstract

New visualization methods are helpful in the noninvasive diagnosis of heart diseases. However, sometimes epicardial and endocardial leads can cause problems due to a large number of artifacts. Based on the presented case, we conclude that it is possible to perform multi-slice computed tomography of coronary arteries despite the coexistence of transvenous and epicardial leads.

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Keywords

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; patch electrodes; lead; multi-slice computed tomography

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Title

Can multi-slice computed tomography of the heart be useful in patients with epicardial leads?

Journal

Cardiology Journal

Issue

Vol 20, No 1 (2013)

Pages

87-89

Published online

2013-02-07

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DOI

10.5603/CJ.2013.0014

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Cardiol J 2013;20(1):87-89.

Keywords

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
patch electrodes
lead
multi-slice computed tomography

Authors

Agnieszka Młynarska
Rafał Młynarski
Jacek Wilczek
Maciej Sosnowski