Open AccessPersistent microvascular obstruction-like lesion after ventricular tachycardia ablation detected by novel dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement
Author(s) -
Lobke L. Pype,
Robert J. Holtackers,
Bernard P. Paelinck,
Thalia Bekelaar,
Hein Heidbüchel,
Caroline M. Van De Heyning
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20210124
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , cardiology , lesion , ventricular tachycardia , gadolinium , radiofrequency ablation , myocardial infarction , tachycardia , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , pathology , metallurgy , materials science
Microvascular obstruction is a transient phenomenon of “no reflow” after myocardial infarction or radiofrequency ablation, diagnosed using late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI. We present a patient with a persistent microvascular obstruction-like lesion following radiofrequency ventricular tachycardia ablation post-myocardial infarction, which was best characterized by a novel dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement technique.