Effects of electromagnetic interference on implanted cardiac devices and their management

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 304-309

  Yerra, Lakshminarayan ^a   Reddy, Pratap C ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic interference; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Pacemakers

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUTERIZATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER; PATIENT CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; TELEPHONE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 37348999169     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e31813e0ba9     Document Type: Review

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