creators_name: de Sousa, Marcos creators_name: Klein, Gunnar creators_name: Korte, Thomas creators_name: Niehaus, Michael editors_name: Singh, Balbir editors_name: Lokhandwala, Yash editors_name: Francis, Johnson editors_name: Gupta, Anup type: journalp datestamp: 2005-05-02 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:01 metadata_visibility: show title: Electromagnetic Interference in Patients with Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Implantable Loop Recorders ispublished: pub subjects: ipej full_text_status: public keywords: Electromagnetic Interference; Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillators; Implantable Loop Recorders abstract: 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, implantable cardioverter defibrillators or implantable loop recorders often ask about the use of microwave ovens, walking through airport metal detectors and the use of cellular phones. 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, EMI) has been recognized for years.1,2,3,4. 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 . date: 2002-07 date_type: published publication: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal volume: 2 number: 3 publisher: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group pagerange: 79-84 refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Altamura G, Toscano S, Gentilucci G, Ammirati F, Castro A, Pandozi C, Santini M. Influence of digital and analogue cellular telephones on implanted pacemakers. Eur Heart J 1997;18:1632-1641. 2. Irnich W. Interference in Pacemakers. 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