?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Electromagnetic+Interference+in+Implantable+Rhythm+Devices+-+The+Indian+Scenario&rft.creator=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=+++Implantable+rhythm+device+(IRD)+is+the+generic+name+for+the+group+of+implantable+devices+used+for+diagnosis+and+treatment+of+cardiac+arrhythmias.+Devices+in+this+category+include+cardiac+pacemakers%2C+implantable+cardioverter+defibrillators+and+implantable+loop+recorders.+Since+these+devices+have+complex+microelectronic+circuitry+and+use+electromagnetic+waves+for+communication%2C+they+are+susceptible+to+interference+from+extraneous+sources+of+electromagnetic+radiation+and+magnetic+energy.+Electromagnetic+interference+(EMI)+is+generally+not+a+major+problem+outside+of+the+hospital+environment.+The+most+important+interactions+occur+when+a+patient+is+subjected+to+medical+procedures+such+as+magnetic+resonance+imaging+(MRI)%2C+electrocautery+and+radiation+therapy.+Two+articles+in+this+issue+of+the+journal+discusses+various+aspects+of++EMI+on+IRD1%2C2+.+Together+these+articles+provide+a+good+review+of+the+various+sources+of+EMI+and+their+interaction+with+IRD+for+the+treating+physician.&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2002-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4305%2F1%2Ffrancis.htm&rft.identifier=++Francis%2C+Johnson++(2002)+Electromagnetic+Interference+in+Implantable+Rhythm+Devices+-+The+Indian+Scenario.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4305%2F