Vol 20, No 1 (2013)
Case Reports
Published online: 2013-02-07
Can multi-slice computed tomography of the heart be useful in patients with epicardial leads?
DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2013.0014
Cardiol J 2013;20(1):87-89.
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.
Keywords: implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorpatch electrodesleadmulti-slice computed tomography
