


You can not assume stents or any other implanted device is safe. An open magnet does not work the same way as the regular magnet.In any case, you can check the specific stent at and then check with the researchers to see if they followed the recommendations for safe Tesla strength.Īngioplasty.Org Staff, Angioplasty.Org, June 29, 2014 One would have to assume that the MRI imaging facility and cardiologists worked this out before-hand since it sounds like most people in the trial had stents. The article is titled, ' Cardiology's Biggest Lie: No MRI for Your Device Patient' and concludes by saying, 'It's high time to crawl out and expose cardiology's biggest lie, so here goes: Most of our device patients really can have an MRI safely after all.' Enough said.Īngioplasty.Org Staff, Angioplasty.Org, August 12, 2014 It is an extensive look at the specific issue of heart patients getting MRI exams. Melissa Walton-Shirley, a Kentucky-based cardiologist. This is a professional site and not accessible to patients so, if your physician is not sure whether or not you can have an MRI safely, have him/her read this piece. To all readers: there was a very interesting and pertinent article that recently was posted at / Medscape.But, he has the SeQuent Please (2.5x15mm / Ref:5021433 / Lot 12|03809) stent produced by B. My dad has his biopsy done in Korea and was advised to have an MRI.
