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Table 2 Measurements before and after MR of the heart

From: Safe performance of magnetic resonance of the heart in patients with magnetic resonance conditional pacemaker systems: the safety issue of the ESTIMATE study

Parameter

FU immediately before (n = 36)

FU in-between (n = 31)

FU immediately after (n = 36)

3-month FU (n = 36)

15-month FU (n = 36)

FU immediately before (n = 36)

Time from MR (months)

-

-

-

2.8 ± 0.7 [3.0]

16.0 ± 3.2 [15.2]

-

Time from implantation (months)

5.3 ± 3.8 [4.5]

-

-

7.9 ± 3.7 [7.6]

21.2 ± 5.7 [20.7]

-

RA Sensing (mV)

2.4 ± 1.3 [2.4]

2.4 ± 1.5 [2.3]

2.3 ± 1.5 [2.0]

2.4 ± 1.3 [2.3]

2.4 ± 1.5 [2.2]

n.s.

RA PCT (V@0,4ms)

0.69 ± 0.22 [0.56]

0.63 ± 0.19 [0.50]†

0.62 ± 0.19 [0.50]

0.69 ± 0.22 [0.50]

0.64 ± 0.22 [0.50]

n.s.

RA Pimp (Ohms)

511 ± 90 [508]

512 ± 100 [504]

503 ± 90 [478]

504 ± 66 [508]

490 ± 72 [484]

n.s.

RV Sensing (mV)

9.8 ± 5.3 [7.5]

10.9 ± 5.0 [10.9]

10.3 ± 5.3 [8.9]†

10.7 ± 4.8 [10.3]

9.9 ± 5.1 [6.8]

n.s.

RV PCT (V@0,4ms)

0.84 ± 0.27 [1.00]

0.82 ± 0.27 [1.00]

0.84 ± 0.24 [1.00]

0.85 ± 0.23 [1.00]

0.90 ± 0.67 [1.00]

n.s.

RV Pimp (Ohms)

508 ± 75 [504]

516 ± 47 [512]†

515 ± 62 [500]

509 ± 84 [494]

482 ± 58 [488]†

n.s.

Battery voltage (V)

3.02 ± 0.03 [3.01]

-

3.01 ± 0.03 [3.00]†

3.0 ± 0.02 [3.00]†

3.00 ± 0.01 [3.00]†

0.024

Value changes (% [median]; compared with pre MRI FU)

     

RA sensing

 

5 ± 49 [0]

4 ± 47 [0]

8 ± 48 [0]

8 ± 43 [5]

n.s.

RA PCT

 

-8 ± 17 [0]

-6 ± 28 [0]

5 ± 40 [0]

-2 ± 38 [0]

n.s.

RA Pimp

 

1 ± 11 [0]

-1 ± 11 [0]

-0 ± 13 [0]

-3 ± 11 [-6]

n.s.

RV sensing

 

9 ± 26 [0]

9 ± 20 [4]

17 ± 39 [8]

-3 ± 27 [-6]

0.046

RV PCT

 

-0 ± 33 [0]

7 ± 38 [0]

12 ± 49 [0]

3 ± 39 [0]

n.s.

RV PImp

 

3 ± 7 [4]

2 ± 7 [2]

1 ± 14 [0]

-4 ± 10 [-4]

0.015

Battery voltage (V)

 

-

-0.3 ± 0.3 [-0.2]

-0.4 ± 0.6 [-0.3]

-0.6 ± 0.9 [-0.3]

n.s.

  1. FU…follow-up; PCT…pacing capture threshold; Pimp…pacing impedance.
  2. *Oneway ANOVA.
  3. † p < 0.05 [Wilcoxon signed Ranks Test].