title: Chest radiography in the ICU: Part 2, Evaluation of cardiovascular lines and other devices.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this pictorial essay, we discuss and illustrate normal and aberrant positioning of the cardiovascular support and monitoring devices frequently used in critically ill patients, including central venous catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, left atrial catheters, transvenous pacemakers, automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators, intraaortic counterpulsation balloon pump, and ventricular assist devices, as well as their inherent complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The radiographic evaluation of the support and monitoring devices used in patients in the ICU is important, because the potentially serious complications arising from their introduction and use are often not clinically apparent. Familiarity with normal and abnormal radiographic findings is critical for the detection of these complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 371, Houston, TX 77030, USA. MGodoy@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Myrna C B
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Barry S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Leitman
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: de Groot
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vlahos
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Naidich
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic