Interference and implantable cardiac stimulators

Physica Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-12

  Corbucci, Giorgio ^a   Marton, Francesco ^b   Riva, Umberto ^a   Sciotto, Fortunata ^a   Venturini, Diego ^a  

^a Vitatron Medical Italia   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Interference; Pacemacker

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; HEART STIMULATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROPROCESSOR; REVIEW; TELEMETRY;

EID: 2442444981     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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