Catheter ablation in the pediatric population: assessment of injury to late follow-up RF

• Grant number: 11/20964-9
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2013
• End date: May 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca
• Grantee: Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca
• Host Institution: Instituto do Coração Professor Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini (INCOR). Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Sissy Lara de Melo ; Talita Aparecida Ayres Barbosa

Abstract

The protocol consists of a prospective study in which all patients that underwent RF catheter ablation under the age of 15 years, will perform a MRI and a CT in order to assess the presence of myocardial damage or coronary injury after long follow-up. (AU)