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2017 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radiation
Exposure in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices
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Abbreviations
ACLS, advanced cardiac life support; AF, atrial fibrillation; bpm, beats per minute;
CIED, cardiac implantable electronic device; CRT-D, cardiac resynchronization therapy
with implantable cardioverter defibrillator; CRT-P, cardiac resynchronization therapy-
pacemaker; CT, computed tomography; ECG, electrocardiogram; EMI, electromagnetic
interference; GY, gray; HR, heart rate; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; ms,
milliseconds; mV, millivolts; V, volts; ILR, implantable loop recorder; LV, le ventricle;
MeV, million electron volts; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging ; mV, millivolts; MV,
megavolt; PAC, premature atrial contraction; PM, pacemaker; PMT, pacemaker-mediated
tachycardia; PVC, premature ventricular contraction; RA, right atrium; RV, right
ventricle; SAR, specific absorption rate
