Implantable Cardiac Device. Patients With a NMR Indication Clinical Trial
Official title:
Spanish Registry of Patients With Implantable Cardiac Devices That Require a Diagnostic Imaging Test With Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
The general objective of this registry is to study the number of patients carrying an implantable cardiac device that have an indication for an imaging diagnosis based on nuclear magnetic resonance. Is wanted to know the cause of the indication of the diagnostic test based on MRI.
MRI is currently infra indicated in patients with cardiac stimulation devices and for this
reason, the request for this imaging technique in these patients is complicated and, often,
the MRI-based test is replaced by a CT scan that may not be so beneficial for the diagnosis.
Current data indicate that, with cardiological control and maintaining basic safety
precautions, MRI could be performed in patients with peacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillators (ICD) that require it for clinical reasons, although it should be noted that
currently, due to lack of data published, the absolute safety of an MRI in these patients and
the protocol used in each case cannot be guaranteed.
This registry proposal is to have data of all patients implanted with Biotronik cardiac
stimulation devices and evaluate how many of them have an indication for an MRI-based
diagnostic test, how many of them are already undergoing this diagnostic test, how many are
given an tomography as an alternative to avoid subjecting patients to an MRI
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