Publications by authors named "Nora E Olson"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the safety of MRI procedures in patients with epicardial cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) due to existing uncertainties around risks.
- Researchers monitored patients with epicardial CIEDs during MRI scans over a span of 13 years to compare outcomes with those having non-MRI-conditional transvenous CIEDs.
- The findings indicated no significant adverse effects from the MRIs, suggesting that epicardially implanted leads do not pose additional risks when safety protocols are properly followed.
Background: During magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) leads can be antennae to focus energy onto myocardium, leading to heating and arrhythmias. Clinical data on thoracic MRI safety for patients with legacy devices are limited.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify patients undergoing thoracic MRI with legacy devices, compare the incidence of adverse events of those patients with control patients undergoing brain MRI with legacy devices, and compare paired cardiac troponin T (cTnT) values.