Secondary prevention of VT/VF in patients with ICM | Class | References |
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ICM substrate and ischaemic triggers for VT/VF must be evaluated when appropriate (coronary angiogram, functional ischaemic evaluation by nuclear scan, stress-echocardiography, or MRI). | 54 , 70 , 71 | |
Cardiac MRI with a LGE can be considered in order to evaluate arrhythmogenic substrate including myocardial scarring to include in risk assessment, and guide a possible VT ablation procedure. This investigation should be preferably performed before ICD implantation to avoid artefacts due to the presence of an implanted device. | 369 |