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 ...

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 ...

LA JOLLA, CA – February 22, 2017 – The MagnaSafe Registry, a new multicenter study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has demonstrated that appropriately screened and ...

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 ...

New pacing systems have recently been specifically designed by the major companies for safe use in the MRI environment (EnRhythm, Advisa, and Revo MRI SureScan pacemakers and CapSureFix MRI leads, ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave the seal of approval to the first-ever heart pacemaker that can be utilized during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam, causing no harm to ...

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 ...

Now doctors think they have solved the problem with a new pacemaker called the MRI SureScan. Liz Hogan was on her way to work when her life changed. "She forgot where she was going. The only thing she ...

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 ...

New innovative pacing system designed and tested for safe MRI performance ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced that it ...

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to launch the Accent MRI Pacemaker and the Tendril MRI ...