[Magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with pacemaker]

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2005 May;84(5):428-30. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2005000500014. Epub 2005 May 24.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The patient is a 24-year-old female with a dual-chamber pacemaker, who had intracranial hypertension, progressive visual loss, and several inconclusive cranial tomographies. She underwent magnetic resonance imaging, even though that diagnostic method is absolutely contraindicated in patients with pacemakers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Contraindications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology