Electromagnetic Interference in Cardiac pacemakers

Electromagnetic Interference on Pacemakers

External sources, either within or outside the hospital environment, may interfere with the appropriate function of pacemakers which are being implanted all around the world in current medical practice. The patient and the physician who is responsible for follow-up of the pacing systems may be confronted with some specific problems regarding the various types of electromagnetic interference (EM...

Electromagnetic interference in patients with implanted pacemakers or cardioverter-defibrillators.

Electromagnetic Interference With Implantable Cardiac Devices

Although pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are subject to electromagnetic interference (EMI) from many sources, relatively few are capable of causing clinically significant interference. However, in the rapidly evolving technology -driven environment in which we live, new devices that could theoretically cause interference with implanted devices constantly appear bot...

New developments in cardiac pacemakers.

New Developments in Cardiac Pacemakers Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2013 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000086 2013;127:2343-2350 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/127/23/2343 World Wide Web at: Th...

Induction ovens and electromagnetic interference: what is the risk for patients with implanted pacemakers?

Electromagnetic fields may interfere with normal pacemaker function. Despite the introduction of modern pacemakers and bipolar lead systems, electromagnetic interference (EMI) still remains to be a concern during daily lives when patients are exposed to cellular phones, electronic security systems, and several household appliances. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential EMI risk of ind...