Sudden cardiac death ventricular arrhythmias
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: CABG group: Patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass grafting. a.Patients without a history of myocardial infarction and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (No-infarct group). b. Patients with a previous myocardial infarction, but no history of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (No-VT group). c. Patients with a previous myocardial infarction and a history of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT group). ;ICD group: Patients with a prior myocardial infarction, scheduled for ICD implantation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Any contraindication for MRI. - Pregnant women, or women of child bearing potential and who are not on a reliable form of birth control
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameters include: - 3D electrical activation maps using epicardial mapping and ECGI. - The electrocardiographic characteristics (voltage amplitude, voltage duration, conduction velocity, fractionation) of the different tissue types (e.g. normal myocardium and scar). - The correlation between the electrocardiographic characteristics measured using epicardial mapping and ECGI. - 3D myocardial scar maps. - CMR characteristics of the different tissue types (e.g. normal myocardium and scar). - The correlation between the 3D electrical activation maps obtained using ECGI with the 3D CMR myocardial scar maps. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters include e.g. individual evaluation of deaths and hospitalizations. | — |
Countries
Netherlands