Electromagnetic Interference and Implantable Devices

Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization: A Clinical Approach: Second Edition, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 550-571

  Hayes, David L ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous pacing; Electromyograms nerve conduction studies; Environmental electromagnetic interference; Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL); Mode resetting (power on reset, or electrical reset)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889305076     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300659.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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