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. 2016 Nov 1;46(6):804–810. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2016.46.6.804

Table 5. Reported studies of MRI in cardiac implantable electronic device.

Publication Design No. of patients Main findings
MRI with MRI-unsafe pacemakers
 Sommer et al.10) Single-centre prospective 82 Increased capture threshold post MRI at 1.5 T.
 Gimbel et al.9) Single-centre retrospective 5 There was no adverse events associated with MRI.
 Pulver et al.15) (+epicardial leads) Single-centre retrospective 8 Minimal changes (not felt to be clinically important) in device parmeters without clinical significance.
 Nazarian et al.8) Single-centre prospective 31 No abnormalities during 1.5-T MRI or 99 days' follow-up.
MRI with MRI-conditional pacemakers
 Gimbel et al.16) Multicentre prospective 263 No MRI-related complications were reported during or after MRI.
MRI with ICD devices
 Nazarian et al.8) Single-centre prospective 24 No abnormalities during 1.5-T MRI or 99 days' follow-up.
 Mollerus et al.17) Single-centre prospective 22 MRI at 1.5 T was associated with decreased sensing amplitudes and pace impedances.
 Keller et al.2) n (S-ICD) Single-centre prospective 15 No evidence of device malfunction was observed.
 Bailey et al.4) Multicentre prospective 0226 No adverse events occurred, resulting in an SADE-free rate of 100.0%.
 Kypta et al.5) Single-centre prospective 18 Lead impedances after the MRI scan were significantly lower as compared with baseline values without clinical significance.
 Wollmann et al.18) Single-centre prospective 36 In seven patients, a >100% increase in ventricular PCT was measured, this was maintained till the end of 15-month follow-up in only two patients.
MRI with abandoned leads
 Higgins et al.19) (+ICD leads) Single-centre retrospective study 19 There was no adverse events associated with MRI.
MRI with CRT (LV) leads
 Sheldon et al.20) Multicentre prospective 40 There were no overall differences in pre- and post-MRI interrogation of LV lead.

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, ICD: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, CRT: cardiac resynchronization therapy, LV: left ventricular, PCT: pacing capture threshold, SADE: serious adverse device effect