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Strategy for Safe Performance of Extrathoracic Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 1.5 Tesla in the Presence of Cardiac Pacemakers in Non–Pacemaker-Dependent Patients: A Prospective Study With 115 Examinations
Abstract
Background— The purpose of the present study was to evaluate a strategy for safe performance of extrathoracic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in non–pacemaker-dependent patients with cardiac pacemakers. Methods and Results— Inclusion criteria were presence of a cardiac pacemaker and urgent clinical need for an MRI examination. Pacemaker-dependent patients and those requiring examinations of the thoracic region were excluded. The study group consisted of 82 pacemaker patients who underwent a total of 115 MRI examinations at 1.5T. To minimize radiofrequency-related lead heating, the specific absorption rate was limited to 1.5 W/kg. All pacemakers were reprogrammed before MRI: If heart rate was <60 bpm, the asynchronous mode was programmed to avoid magnetic resonance (MR)–induced inhibition; if heart rate was >60 bpm, sense-only mode was used to avoid MR-induced competitive pacing and potential proarrhythmia. Patients were monitored with ECG and pulse oximetry. All pacemakers were interrogated immediately before and after the MRI examination and after 3 months, including measurement of pacing capture threshold (PCT) and serum troponin I levels. All MR examinations were completed safely. Inhibition of pacemaker output or induction of arrhythmias was not observed. PCT increased significantly from pre- to post-MRI ( P =0.017). In 2 of 195 leads, an increase in PCT was only detected at follow-up. In 4 of 114 examinations, troponin increased from a normal baseline value to above normal after MRI, and in 1 case (troponin pre-MRI 0.02 ng/mL, post-MRI 0.16 ng/mL), this increase was associated with a significant increase in PCT. Conclusions— Extrathoracic MRI of non–pacemaker-dependent patients can be performed with an acceptable risk-benefit ratio under controlled conditions and by taking both MR- and pacemaker-related precautions.
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Nazarian, S., Hansford, R., Roguin, A., Goldsher, D., Zviman, M. M., Lardo, A. C., Caffo, B. S., Frick, K. D., Kraut, M. A., Kamel, I. R., et al. (2011) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-7-201110040-00004 · Cited by 302
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- Sommer, T., Naehle, C. P., Yang, A., Zeijlemaker, V., Hackenbroch, M., Schmiedel, A., Meyer, C., Strach, K., Skowasch, D., Vahlhaus, C., Litt, H., & Schild, H.
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- Circulation
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- 2006-09-19
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- 114
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- 12
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- 1285-1292
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- 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-4539
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- W2166413061
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- 9.19
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- en
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