Detection of refrigerator-associated 60 Hz alternating current as ventricular fibrillation by an implantable defibrillator

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-177

  Al Khadra, Ayman S ^a   Al Jutaily, Abdulaziz ^a   Al Shuhri, Salem ^a  

^a PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic interference; Implantable defibrillator; Inappropriate shock

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOUSEHOLD;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33646841996     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euj001     Document Type: Article

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