Safety and image quality of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with retained epicardial pacing wires after heart transplantation.

Constantin Gatterer Maria-Elisabeth Stelzmüller Andreas Anselm Kammerlander Andreas O Zuckermann Martin Krššák Christian Loewe Dietrich Beiztke

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2021)

With a low event rate of only one mild adverse event during 51 CMR examinations (2%), CMR appears to be safe in patients with retained temporary epicardial pacing wires after heart transplantation. Moreover, image quality was not impaired by the presence of pacing wires.

Keyphrases

image quality
cardiac resynchronization therapy
computed tomography
dual energy
left ventricular
heart failure
magnetic resonance imaging
emergency department
atrial fibrillation
adverse drug
electronic health record