Safety of magnetic resonance in patients with pacemakers

Background: Currently, Magnetic Resonance (MR) studies are performed very frequently because they do not use ionizing radiation and are not invasive. However, there is confusion in medical staff about how to proceed when this study is required in people with cardiovascular diseases who carry prosthe...

• Main Author: Hidalgo Ottolenghi, Fernando (author)
• Other Authors: Cárdenas, Liliana (author), Gaibor, Marco (author), Espinoza Romero, Cristhian (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Resonancia magnética; radiación ionizante; síncope; seguridad; arritmia cardiaca; Magnetic resonance; ionizing radiation; syncope; safety; cardiac arrhythmia
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/1971