What does this research mean for the field?

Radiologists must be familiar with the radiographic appearances and potential complications of a wide range of cardiac devices, as they are increasingly encountered in clinical practice. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

November 20, 2014Open Access

Radiology of cardiac devices and their complications

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Population: Cardiac devices and complications. Intervention: Cardiac devices.

JDJason DiPoceColumbia University Irving Medical Center ABAdam BernheimQueens College, CUNY HSHugo Spindola‐FrancoCardiac Imaging

Key Result

Radiological evaluation of cardiac devices, including pacemakers, ICDs, and ventricular assist devices, is essential for identifying their proper placement and potential complications.

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Population

Cardiac devices and complications

Intervention / Comparator

Cardiac devices

Abstract

This article familiarizes the reader with several different cardiac devices including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, intra-aortic balloon pumps, ventricular assist devices, valve replacements and repairs, shunt-occluding devices and passive constraint devices. Many cardiac devices are routinely encountered in clinical practice. Other devices are in the early stages of development, but circumstances suggest that they too will become commonly found. The radiologist must be familiar with these devices and their complications.

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