Chapter 4: MRI Safety for ICD & Pacemaker Patients Published on December 30, 2017 by hcmbeat Yet another study has confirmed the safety of MRIs in patients with non-MRI conditional ICDs and pacemakers. The latest study, from the University of Pennsylvania and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found no adverse effects from 1.5 Tesla MRI scans performed on 1509 patients who underwent a total of 2103 scans. 58% had pacemakers and 42% had ICDs. This study confirms previous findings relating to the safety of MRIs in ICD and pacemaker patients reported by HCMBeat here and here. You can also read my personal experience trying to get a brain MRI in Los Angeles last year here. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
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