Key result
MRI safety remains under evaluation in patients with abandoned or epicardial pacemaker and defibrillator leads.
Why the study?
Abandoned and epicardial leads from cardiovascular implantable electronic devices remain a contraindication to MRI due to concerns about lead heating and device malfunction.
Design
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Challenges historical MRI contraindications in CIED patients with abandoned leads; leaves open need for prospective safety confirmation.
Abandoned and epicardial leads from cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) remains a contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies due to previous in vitro data showing lead heating and a theoretical concern for device malfunction. We postulated that a MRI in patients
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Pierpoline et al. (2020) studied this question. Magnetic resonance imaging in patients with pacemakers or defibrillators with epicardial or abandoned leads was evaluated for safety concerning lead heating and device malfunction.
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