Pasquale Notarstefano

Pasquale Notarstefano


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 July 2025 in Preprints.org
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PNPasquale Notarstefano
Pasquale Notarstefano
MCMichele Ciabatti
Michele Ciabatti
CMCarmine Marallo
Carmine Marallo
MLMirco Lazzeri
Mirco Lazzeri
AFAureliano Fraticelli
Aureliano Fraticelli
LBLeonardo Bolognese
Leonardo Bolognese
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with structural heart disease. While catheter ablation has become a cornerstone in VT management, recurrence rates remain substantial due to limitations in electroanatomic mapping (EAM), particularly in cases of deep or heterogeneous arrhythmogenic substrates. Cardiac imaging, especially when multimodal and integrated with mapping systems, has emerged as a critical adjunct to enhance procedural efficacy, safety, and individualized strategy. This comprehensive review explores the evolving role of various imaging modalities, including echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), in the preprocedural and intraprocedural phases of VT ablation. We highlight their respective strengths in substrate identification, anatomical delineation, real-time guidance. While limitations persist, including costs, availability, artifacts in device carriers, and lack of standardization, future advances are likely to redefine procedural workflows.