Table 3

Compilation of fatal cases of pacemaker patients in MRI units

CasePublic prosecutor's ref.Indication for PM implantation
# 1Frankfurt: 73Js17012.1/92BTS
# 2Osnabrück: 11Js7624/94SSS with pauses ≤ 3 s
# 3Köln: 34Js165/95BTS
y 4Landshut: 30Js171353/99BTS
# 5Koblenz: 2131UJs22652/00BTS
# 6Flensburg: 108UJs292/01SSS with ASA
CasePublic prosecutor's ref.Indication for PM implantation
# 1Frankfurt: 73Js17012.1/92BTS
# 2Osnabrück: 11Js7624/94SSS with pauses ≤ 3 s
# 3Köln: 34Js165/95BTS
y 4Landshut: 30Js171353/99BTS
# 5Koblenz: 2131UJs22652/00BTS
# 6Flensburg: 108UJs292/01SSS with ASA

The data was the response to a question to all German Departments of Legal Medicine. BTS = Bradycardia tachycardia syndrome, ASA = Adam Stokes attack ref. = reference, PM = pacemaker, SSS = side sinus syndrome.

Table 3

Compilation of fatal cases of pacemaker patients in MRI units

CasePublic prosecutor's ref.Indication for PM implantation
# 1Frankfurt: 73Js17012.1/92BTS
# 2Osnabrück: 11Js7624/94SSS with pauses ≤ 3 s
# 3Köln: 34Js165/95BTS
y 4Landshut: 30Js171353/99BTS
# 5Koblenz: 2131UJs22652/00BTS
# 6Flensburg: 108UJs292/01SSS with ASA
CasePublic prosecutor's ref.Indication for PM implantation
# 1Frankfurt: 73Js17012.1/92BTS
# 2Osnabrück: 11Js7624/94SSS with pauses ≤ 3 s
# 3Köln: 34Js165/95BTS
y 4Landshut: 30Js171353/99BTS
# 5Koblenz: 2131UJs22652/00BTS
# 6Flensburg: 108UJs292/01SSS with ASA

The data was the response to a question to all German Departments of Legal Medicine. BTS = Bradycardia tachycardia syndrome, ASA = Adam Stokes attack ref. = reference, PM = pacemaker, SSS = side sinus syndrome.

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