Internal Medicine News, December 1st, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Routine nerve conduction studies do not interfere with the function of implanted cardiac defibrillators or pacemakers, and they are safe diagnostic tools in patients with these devices, Dr. Michelle Mellion and her colleagues reported in a poster at the annual meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
It's not uncommon for physicians to defer nerve conduction studies for patients with implanted cardiac devices, Dr. Mellion of Brown Medical School, Providence, R.I., said in an interview. "Frequently, many patients with implanted cardia...
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