Electromagnetic Interference of Permanent Pacemaker

Sefri Noventi Sofia; Yoga Yuniadi

doi:10.30701/ijc.v33i5.75

Majalah Kardiologi Indonesia (Jun 2013)

Electromagnetic Interference of Permanent Pacemaker

Sefri Noventi Sofia,
Yoga Yuniadi

Affiliations

Sefri Noventi Sofia: Arrhythmias Division, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia, and National Cardio-vascular Center Harapan Kita
Yoga Yuniadi: Arrhythmias Division, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia, and National Cardio-vascular Center Harapan Kita

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30701/ijc.v33i5.75
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 33, no. 5

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Increasing numbers of permanent pacemaker implantation in Indonesia raise the needs of electromagnetic interference (EMI) knowledge. EMI potentially result in pacemaker malfunction or failure that endangered the patient. This review discuss EMI sources that exist around patient daily live such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, cellular phone, microwave oven, metal detector gate, elctrical cardioversion etc.

Published in Majalah Kardiologi Indonesia

ISSN: 0126-3773 (Print); 2620-4762 (Online)
Publisher: Indonesian Heart Association
Country of publisher: Indonesia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: http://www.ijconline.id

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