Interference in implanted cardiac devices, part I

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1367-1381

  Pinski, Sergio L ^a,b   Trohman, Richard G ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036741233     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01367.x     Document Type: Review

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