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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Possible Hazards of Electromagnetic Interference
Author(s) -
SCHMITT GLAUS,
BRACHMANN JOHANNES,
WALDECKER BERND,
NAVARRETE LILIA,
BEYER THORSTEN,
PFEIFER ANNEROSE,
KUBLER WOLFGANG
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1991.tb04145.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , electromagnetic interference , interference (communication) , cardiology , medical emergency , electrical engineering , channel (broadcasting) , engineering
We report on three patients with an automatic, implantable Cardioverter defibrillator (AICD, CPI) in whom the device had been deactivated due to electromagnetic interference. In all cases, the source of the electromagnetic disturbances could be identified.