Keeping Pace; Hospitals Offering Mri-Compatible Pacemakers (ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE‪)‬

Byline: Geraldine A. Collier Ever have heartburn? No, you haven't. Not this kind. We're not talking acid reflux here; we're talking about having a "branding iron" screwed to your heart. That nightmarish scenario can happen if a patient with a metal pacemaker undergoes an MRI. During the scan, the MRI can heat up the tips of the pacemaker's wires that are screwed into the heart muscle, burning the interior of the heart.