Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Possible Hazards of Electromagnetic Interference
- 30 June 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 14 (6), 982-984
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1991.tb04145.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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