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• Abandoned Defibrillator Leads Will Not Interfere With MRIs: Study

  March 1, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study suggests patients with abandoned, often defective, implanted defibrillator leads are safe to undergo MRI scans.

• One-Third Of Patients With Recalled Internal Defibrillator Leads Suffered Significant Problems: Study

  January 8, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that about a third of patients who were left with defective, recalled St. Jude Riata leads suffered lead failures after being told they did not need to be removed.

• Medical Device Identification System Proposed by FDA

  July 5, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A new tracking system proposed by federal health regulators aims to quickly identify problems with medical devices once they are...