Substrate and mechanism of ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: from electrophysiology to histology

Author(s):
Glashan, C.A.
Published
2026
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

In this thesis we developed a method to accurately integrate in-vivo mapping data with whole heart histology and used this method to validate existing and developing catheter ablation strategies for patients with ventricular tachycardia in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Catheter ablationVentricular tachycardiaNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyIschemic cardiomyopathyHistologyFibrosis
Defense date
2026-04-15
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Zeppenfeld, K.; Jongbloed, M.R.M.
Committee member(s)
Stevenson, W.G.; Nielsen, J.C.; Ruiter, M.C. de; Wijnmaalen, A.P.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Faculty of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/4301848
doi
10.60602/1887-4301848
ISBN(s)
9789465360980