Open AccessA novel approach to the selection of an appropriate pacing position for optimal cardiac resynchronization therapy using CT coronary venography and myocardial perfusion imaging: FIVE STaR method (fusion image using CT coronary venography and perfusion SPECT applied for cardiac resynchronization therapy)
Author(s) -
Takeshi Tada,
Koichi Osuda,
Tomoaki Nakata,
Ippei Muranaka,
Masafumi Himeno,
Shingo Muratsubaki,
Hiromichi Murase,
Kenji Sakai,
Masao Hirose,
Takayuki Fukuma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nuclear cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1532-6551
pISSN - 1071-3581
DOI - 10.1007/s12350-019-01856-z
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , venography , coronary vein , perfusion , radiology , myocardial perfusion imaging , image fusion , perfusion scanning , cardiology , heart failure , nuclear medicine , fusion , coronary sinus , ejection fraction , thrombosis , linguistics , philosophy
Nearly one-third of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) do not benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We developed a novel approach for optimizing CRT via a simultaneous assessment of the myocardial viability and an appropriate lead position using a fusion technique with CT coronary venography and myocardial perfusion imaging.