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Subjects/Medicine/Medicine
Medicine
medium
stethoscope Medicine

In a patient with implanted cardiac pacemaker (defibrillator),which of the following investigation is useful to know the position of the misplaced implant ?.

A. X-ray
B. CT scan
C. MR1
D. USG

Explanation

Ans. a. X-ray (Ref Hurst s The Hea 13/e p1050)Hurst's says "Lead dislodgement maybe radiographically visible or it maybe a microdislodgement, where there is no radiographic change in position, but there is significant increase in pacing threshold and/or decline in electrogram amplitude.Lead dislodgement may result in an increasing pacing threshold, failure to capture, or failure to sense. Lead dislodgement maybe radiographically visible or it maybe a microdislodgement, where there is no radiographic change in position, but there is significant increase in pacing threshold and/or decline in electrogram amplitude.

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