Need for MRI scans in a real-world CIED population over long-term follow-up: Data from a large single-centre experience

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 12; p. e0244672
• Main Authors: Mascioli, Giosuè, Lucca, Elena, Michelotti, Federica, Tarantino, Luca, Giofré, Fabrizio, Finamora, Ilaria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.12.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomedical materials; Cardiac patients; Care and treatment; Continuum of care; Defibrillators, Implantable; Demographic variables; Electronic devices; Engineering and Technology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health risks; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Management; Medical imaging; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Middle Aged; Neuroimaging; Pacemaker, Artificial; Pacemakers; Patient Safety; Patients; Research and Analysis Methods; Retrospective Studies; Surgical implants; Italy
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244672

About the Authors: Giosuè Mascioli Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft * E-mail: giosue.mascioli@gavazzeni.it Affiliation: Division of Electrophisiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4340-8415 Elena Lucca Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing Affiliation: Division of Electrophisiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy Federica Michelotti Roles Investigation Affiliation: Division of Electrophisiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy Luca Tarantino Roles Investigation Affiliation: Division of Electrophisiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy Fabrizio Giofré Roles Investigation Affiliation: Division of Electrophisiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy Ilaria Finamora Roles Formal analysis Affiliation: Division of Electrophisiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the first-choice imaging examination for many neurological, oncological and osteo-articular diseases. [...]several studies, involving a high number of patients [6], have demonstrated that MRI scans can be safely performed even in patients with non-MRI conditional devices. Data derived from the study questionnaire were inserted into a custom-made database together with demographic and other clinical variables, in particular type of CIED (pacemaker [PM] or implantable cardioverter defibrillator [ICD]), MRI conditionality (yes/no), and date of implant. Results During the 10-month study period, 795 patients were interviewed (508 male, 63.9%; median age 75 yrs., IQR 70–84 yrs.); 560 patients (70.4%) were implanted with a PM and 235 with an ICD (29.6%) (Table 1).