Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, unknown to chest radiography: review, complications and systematic reading.

Autor: Alandete Germán SP; Department of Radiology, Hospital Doctor Peset, Av/Gaspar Aguilar 90, Valencia 46017, Spain. Electronic address: salaiger@gmail.com., Isarria Vidal S; Department of Radiology, Hospital Doctor Peset, Av/Gaspar Aguilar 90, Valencia 46017, Spain. Electronic address: isarria@comv.es., Domingo Montañana ML; Department of Radiology, Hospital Doctor Peset, Av/Gaspar Aguilar 90, Valencia 46017, Spain. Electronic address: domingo.luimon@gmail.com., De la Vía Oraá E; Department of Radiology, Hospital Doctor Peset, Av/Gaspar Aguilar 90, Valencia 46017, Spain. Electronic address: esviao82@gmail.com., Vilar Samper J; Department of Radiology, Hospital Doctor Peset, Av/Gaspar Aguilar 90, Valencia 46017, Spain. Electronic address: vilarsamper@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of radiology [Eur J Radiol] 2015 Mar; Vol. 84 (3), pp. 499-508. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.12.011
Abstrakt: Chest X-ray is the imaging technique of choice for an initial study of pacemakers and implantable cardio-defibrillators (ICD). Radiologists have an important role in the evaluation of its initial placement and in the assessment during its follow-up. For this reason, it is necessary to know not only the different existing devices and its components but also the reasons of malfunction or possible complications. The purpose of this article is to do a systematic review of the different types of pacemakers and ICD. We review their usual radiological appearances, the possible complications which might take place and its causes of malfunctioning.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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