[Results of radiologic follow-up of patients with automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators].
In the follow-up of patients with automatic implanted cardioverter defibrillators (AICD), the serial radiographs give us important information concerning the cardiac function, signs of cardiac insufficiency may be a first sign of a dysfunction of the implanted aggregate or of the system of electrodes. Not only the short term but also the radiographs over a long period of time are important. The estimation of the correct positions of the electrodes is important too, for dislocation or disconnection of the electrodes lead to a misfunction of the AICD. On the other hand a kinging or a disconnection of the marker-stripe of plain-surfaced electrodes needs no correction for they do not lead to a misfunctioning AICD. Beside the serial radiographs, radioscopy is important because a disconnection of the electrodes often is not visible except by radiography.
Metzmann
U
U
Klinik für Radiologie, Universität, Mainz.
Jaeger
U
U
Liebrich
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004566:Electrodes; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
Ergebnisse der radiologischen Nackontrolle von Patienten mit automatischen implantierbaren Kardioverter-Defibrillatoren (AICD).