Cardiac magnetic resonance in a patient with MRI-conditional pacemaker
An implanted pacemaker is generally considered a contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The increasing number of indications for MRI and the rising prevalence of implanted cardiac pacemakers have prompted the recent development of MRI-conditional pacemaker systems.We present the case...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-02-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255112003150 |