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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Main Authors: António Miguel Ferreira, Lígia Mendes, Luís Soares, Maria da Graça Correia, Victor Gil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255112003150