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由AKułach著作·2020—RepeatedmagneticresonanceimagingandCyberknifetherapyfor...resonanceimaging(MRI)scanning,eventhoughitispossibleandsafetoscanthemajority...andthepatienthadepicardialleadsimplanted(MedtronicCapSureEp

Patients with pacemakers are commonly advised that they cannot undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning, even though it is possible and safe to scan the majority of pacemakers. Epicardial leads, however, are considered absolute contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging [1].

We report a case of a 68-year-old male patient with a history of atrioventricular (AV) second degree block who had a dual chamber pacemaker (Medtronic Sensia) with endocardial leads implanted in 2009. Two months later due to an exit block, he was admitted for right ventricular (RV) lead replacement. Then, due to thrombosis of the left brachiocephalic vein, the endocardial leads were removed and the patient had epicardial leads implanted (Medtronic CapSure Epi 4968, steroid-eluting bipolar leads) with a pacemaker placed in the abdominal wall. Since then the device parameters had been stabl...