Cardiac MRI in the news
Cardiac MRI explained by the Cleveland Clinic
Cardiac MRI explained by U.S. DHHS and Insititutes of Health
My cardiologist, Dr. John Kugler, wanted to get a good view of my heart prior to implanting a pacemaker to address an AV Block that is causing dizziness and exertional dyspnea(shortness of breath). During this study, they also injected contrast dye to enhance images and dobutamine to increase my heart rate.
During the test they had a hard time getting a regular heart beat while attempting to take pictures, so I got to lay in the MRI tube for 2.5 hours. That wasn't the way I planned to spend the morning, but it gave me a chance to practice my breathing and centering techniques.
Next step...implantation of a pacemaker.
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