Implantable rhythm devices and electromagnetic interference: Myth or reality?

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 823-832

  Dyrda, Katia ^a   Khairy, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic interference; Implantable rhythm device; Internal cadioverter defibrillator; Loop recorder; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CARDIOVERSION; CAUTERIZATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LITHOTRIPSY; MAGNET; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOBILE PHONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48249101253     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.6.6.823     Document Type: Review

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