Abstract:Modern cardiac implantable devices (CIDs) such as pacemakers (PMs), implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and defibrillators for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-Ds) are engineered to be resistant to electromagnetic interference (EMI). However, such interference is still a concern when patients are exposed to household and occupational appliances in daily life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of EMI caused by several types of household and industrial appliances. EMI with 20 CIDs … Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.