Multimodality assessment of ventricular scar arrhythmogenicity
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Can MRI-based computational modelling of the heart be used to predict critical substrate in scar-dependent ventricular tachycardia ablation?
IRAS ID
284337
Contact name
Magdi Saba
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St George's University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
We aim to improve our understanding of a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder known as ventricular tachycardia (VT). This is a disorder which originates from the lower chamber of the heart and frequently is associated with heart disease. We will use an MRI scan to generate a computer based model of the heart which can predict areas of the heart which are important in generating this rhythm disorder. We intend to assess how accurate this computer model is compared to traditional invasive assessment of the heart muscle. We also aim to assess the electrical characteristics of those areas which were predicted by the computer model in order to see why they were thought to be so important.
All patients seen at St George's Hospital with VT will be eligible. As is routine for these patients, they will have an MRI scan of the heart. We will then use this scan to create a virtual reconstruction of the heart from which predictions of the critical areas of the heart which are generating the rhythm problem will be made. Then we will perform a VT ablation (studying the electrical properties and if necessary making a burn to treat the rhythm problem) - as per standard of care, however during the ablation we will spend extra time collecting information comparing the accuracy of the computer-generated model to the traditional invasive signals which guide ablation. We will study the electrical properties of those predicted areas to see what is special about them. The study will last up to three years.
REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/LO/0083
Date of REC Opinion
1 Mar 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion