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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved pacemakers with automatic MRI field sensing functionality. This feature is designed to ...

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 ...

One of the most vexing dilemmas for patients with pacemakers is that an MRI scan may prevent the device from pacing the heart. But on Monday, Fridley-based Medtronic Inc. announced that it has ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - MRI examinations can be performed safely in patients with non-MR compatible cardiac devices, including those who are pacemaker-dependent or have abandoned leads, according to a study ...

Pacemakers are life saving, but they can also prevent you from getting a crucial MRI scan when you need it. But now manufacturers are making models that are more MRI friendly. For Joyce Schwartz an ...

Hospitals across the country have been cranking out news releases this week about patients who are among the first to receive a new MRI-safe pacemaker from Medtronic. But Medicare patients with the ...

WASHINGTON — Sometimes state-of-the-art medical technologies clash. More than 2 million Americans depend on pacemakers or defibrillators to keep their hearts beating right. But those lifesaving ...

Heart patients face a big problem if they need an MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, to deal with serious health problems like cancer: Standard pacemakers can't withstand an MRI scan. Heart patients ...