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. 2012 Sep 25;14(1):67. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-14-67

Table 5.

Lead Measurements and Battery status

  Follow-up
Parameter
1stFU (n = 30)
2ndFU (n = 30)
3rdFU (n = 29)
4thFU (n = 29)
p = *
Time from MRI (months)
-
-
1.1 ± 0.3
3.0 ± 0.3
 
RA sensing (mV)
3.2 ± 2.1
3.2 ± 2.3
3.2 ± 2.1
3.1 ± 2.0
n.s.
RA pacing threshold (V@0,4 ms)
0.68 ± 0.18
0.67 ± 0.16
0.71 ± 0.24
0.73 ± 0.15
n.s.
RA pacing impedance (Ohms)
507 ± 55
500 ± 46
520 ± 50
495 ± 59
n.s.
RV sensing (mV)
15.0 ± 6.0
15.0 ± 6.0
14.9 ± 6.5
14.7 ± 6.3
n.s.
RV pacing threshold (V@0,4 ms)
0.78 ± 0.22
0.79 ± 0.20
0.78 ± 0.22
0.82 ± 0.24
n.s.
RV pacing impedance (Ohms)
608 ± 54
599 ± 52+
607 ± 47
597 ± 57
n.s.
Battery status (%)
100 ± 0
100 ± 0
100 ± 0
99.7 ± 1.3
n.s.
Value changes (% [median]; compared with pre MRI FU)
 
 
 
 
 
RA sensing
 
−2 ± 20 [0]
+6 ± 43 [0]
+15 ± 57 [8]
 
RA PTH
 
+2 ± 23 [0]
+2 ± 30 [0]
+9 ± 7 [0]
 
RA Pimp
 
−1 ± 4 [0]
+3 ± 6 [4]
−2 ± 11 [0]
 
RV sensing
 
−1 ± 6 [−1]
−2 ± 12 [−2]
−4 ± 14 [−1]
 
RV PTH
 
+2 ± 8 [0]
0 ±12 [0]
7 ± 24 [0]
 
RV PImp
 
−2 ± 2 [−2]
0 ± 6 [0]
−2 ± 7 [0]
 
Battery status   0 ± 0 [0] 0 ± 0 [0] 0 ± 1 [0]  

Grey columns: relevant FUs for endpoint calculation.

*Oneway ANOVA.

+p < 0.05 when comparing with pre MRI values (paired t-test).