Application of a clinical magnet over implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Is it safe and useful?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1641-1645

  Porres, José M ^a,c   Laviñeta, Edurne ^b   Reviejo, Carlos ^b   Brugada, Josep ^a  

^a Arrhythmia Unit   (Spain)

^b Policlinica Gipuzkoa   (Spain)

^c Arrhythmia Unit   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; ICD; Surgery; VT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 56049106342     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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