?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Electromagnetic+Interference+in+Patients+with+Implanted+Cardioverter-Defibrillators+and+Implantable+Loop+Recorders&rft.creator=de+Sousa%2C+Marcos&rft.creator=Klein%2C+Gunnar&rft.creator=Korte%2C+Thomas&rft.creator=Niehaus%2C+Michael&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Modern+life+exposes+us+all+to+an+ever-increasing+number+of+potential+sources+of+electromagnetic+interference+(EMI)+and+patients+with+Implantable+rhythm+devices+(IRD)+like+pacemakers%2C+implantable+cardioverter+defibrillators+or+implantable+loop+recorders+often+ask+about+the+use+of+microwave+ovens%2C+walking+through+airport+metal+detectors+and+the+use+of+cellular+phones.+%0A++++++++++++Electromagnetic+interference+occurs+when+electromagnetic+waves+emitted+by+one+device+impede+the+normal+function+of+another+electronic+device.+The+potential+for+interaction+between+implanted+pacing+systems+and+cardioverter-defibrillators+(electromagnetic+interference%2C+EMI)+has+been+recognized+for+years.1%2C2%2C3%2C4.+It+has+been+shown+that+EMI+can+produce+clinically+significant+effects+on+patients+with+implanted+pacemakers+and+ICDs.+For+these+reasons+the+following+text+discusses+the+influence+of+several+EMI+generating+devices+on+IRD+.&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%2F4308%2F1%2Fniehaus.htm&rft.identifier=++de+Sousa%2C+Marcos+and+Klein%2C+Gunnar+and+Korte%2C+Thomas+and+Niehaus%2C+Michael++(2002)+Electromagnetic+Interference+in+Patients+with+Implanted+Cardioverter-Defibrillators+and+Implantable+Loop+Recorders.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4308%2F