It is safe to have an MRI with a pacemaker, as newer models are MRI-conditional. But you'll still need to talk with your ...

More than 60 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed worldwide each year, but imaging for the millions of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as ...

April 19, 2005 — A growing body of evidence suggests that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be safe for selected patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and pacemakers; however ...

For years, older model, so-called legacy pacemakers were not compatible with MRIs because the metal in the pacemakers caused the magnetic resonance imaging devices to fail, lead tips to overheat and ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators can be life-saving devices, but sometimes at a cost of good future health care. In patients who fit the profile, a pacemaker or defibrillator is implanted to help keep ...

Abbott Laboratories' St. Jude Medical heart-device division will see an immediate boost in sales — and credibility with investors — following Wednesday's announcement that U.S. regulators have finally ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced that it has received European CE Mark approval for its Accent MRI(TM) pacemaker and Tendril MRI(TM) lead. The ...

Abbott announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the MRI-compatible Assurity MRI pacemaker, as well as the Tendril MRI pacing lead. Abbott announced that the Food and Drug ...

More than 60 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed worldwide each year, but imaging for the millions of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as ...

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MRIs show incredible detail and help doctors diagnose medical issues that were invisible years ago, but people with pacemakers couldn’t undergo MRIs until now. A medical breakthrough makes MRIs safe ...

DALLAS -- For years, older model, so-called legacy pacemakers were not compatible with MRIs because the metal in the pacemakers caused the magnetic resonance imaging devices to fail, lead tips to ...