Dipoce J, Bernheim A, Spindola-Franco H. Radiology of cardiac devices and their complications.
Br J Radiol 2014;
88:20140540. [PMID:
25411826 DOI:
10.1259/bjr.20140540]
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Abstract
This article familiarizes the reader with several different cardiac devices including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, intra-aortic balloon pumps, ventricular assist devices, valve replacements and repairs, shunt-occluding devices and passive constraint devices. Many cardiac devices are routinely encountered in clinical practice. Other devices are in the early stages of development, but circumstances suggest that they too will become commonly found. The radiologist must be familiar with these devices and their complications.
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