Prospective evaluation of the utility of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with non-MRI-conditional pacemakers and defibrillators.
Deepak PadmanabhanDanesh K KellaAmeesh M IsathNidhi TandonSiva K MulpuruAbhishek J DeshmukhSuraj C KapaRamila MehtaConnie DalzellNora OlsonJoel FelmleeMary L JondalSamuel J AsirvathamRobert E WatsonYong Mei ChaM P H Paul A FriedmanPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)
The utility of MRI in patients with non-MRI-conditional CIEDs far outweighs the risk of adverse events when imaging is done in the context of a multidisciplinary program that oversees patient safety.