Left ventricular electromechanical mapping: a case study of functional assessment in coronary intervention

Tex Heart Inst J. 2000;27(3):253-6.

Abstract

Electromechanical mapping is a new diagnostic tool that can be used to identify viable myocardium. In the case reported here, the technique was used before intervention to map areas of viable myocardium; post-intervention mapping showed improved mechanical function of the revascularized areas. Electromechanical mapping offers the potential of assessing left ventricular function in the cardiac catheterization laboratory before and after interventional procedures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / therapy
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Electrophysiology
  • Heart Function Tests*
  • Humans
  • Magnetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ventricular Function, Left*