Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 10 No. 7-8, 2015.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2015.176
Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices and Electromagnetic Interference – Still a Hot Issue
Hrvoje Vražić
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Sanda Sokol Tomić
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Ante Lisičić
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Diana Rudan
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Boris Starčević
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Carsten Lennerz
; German Heart Centre
Christof Kolb
; German Heart Centre
Abstract
In our daily life it has become almost impossible not to interact, either actively or passively, with various devices that are sources of electromagnetic fields and thereby a potential cause of electromagnetic interference (EMI). Patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) for treatment of arrhythmias represent a specific risk group that can be adversely affected by these signals. The scope of this problem (EMI in CIED recipients) is relatively small – but relevant, and when issues occur, in most cases they are of a transitory nature and can easily be avoided. However, it is of outmost importance to discuss the issue with patients that have a CIED, bearing in mind their specific situations and needs. Physicians should be aware of and familiarized with the most common interactions between EMI and CIED.
Keywords
cardiovascular implantable electronic device; pacemaker; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; electromagnetic interference
Hrčak ID:
143510
URI
Publication date:
15.8.2015.
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