Characteristics of intramural scar in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and relation to intramural ventricular arrhythmias

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Background: Ventricular arrhythmias have been described to originate from intramural locations. Intramural scar can be assessed by delayed-enhanced MRI, but MRIs cannot be performed on every patient. The objective of this study was to assess the value of voltage mapping to detect MRI-defined intramural scar and to correlate the scar with ventricular arrhythmias. Methods and Results: In 15 consecutive patients (3 women; age 55±16 years; ejection fraction, 49±13%) with structural heart disease, intramural scar was detected by delayed-enhanced MRI. All patients underwent endocardial unipolar and bipolar voltage mapping guided by the registered intramural scar. Scar volume by MRI was 11.7±8 cm3 with a scar thickness of 4.6±0.7 mm and a preserved endocardial/epicardial rim of 3.3±1.6 and 4.8±2.6 mm, respectively. Endocardial bipolar voltage was 1.6±1.73 mV at the scar, 2.12±2.15 mV in a 1 cm perimeter around the scar, and 2.83±3.39 mV in remote myocardium without scar. The corresponding unipolar voltage was 4.94±3.25, 6.59±3.81, and 8.32±3.39 mV, respectively (P<0.0001). Using receiver-operator characteristic curves, a unipolar cut-off value of 6.78 mV (area under the curve, 0.78) and a bipolar cut-off value of 1.55 mV (area under the curve, 0.69) best separated endocardial measurements overlying scar as compared with areas not overlying a scar. At least 1 intramural ventricular arrhythmia was eliminated in all but 2 patients in this series. Conclusions: Intramural scar can be detected by unipolar and bipolar voltage, unipolar voltage being more useful. Mapping and ablation of intramural arrhythmias originating from an intramural focus can be accomplished. © 2013 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Desjardins, B., Yokokawa, M., Good, E., Crawford, T., Latchamsetty, R., Jongnarangsin, K., … Bogun, F. (2013). Characteristics of intramural scar in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and relation to intramural ventricular arrhythmias. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 6(5), 891–897. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000073

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