Do induction cooktops interfere with cardiac pacemakers?

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 377-384

  Irnich, Werner ^a   Bernstein, Alan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b CardioScript International   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacemaker; Electromagnetic interference; Induced voltage; Induction cooktop; Leakage current

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; HEART PACING; HEATING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745373010     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul014     Document Type: Article

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