Magnets and implantable cardioverter defibrillators: What′s the problem?

Magnets and implantable cardioverter defibrillators: What′s the problem?

A growing number of surgical patients present to the operating room with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). Peri-operative care of these patients dictates that ICD function be suspended for many surgical procedures to avoid inappropriate, and possibly harmful, ICD therapy triggered by el...

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Main Authors: Yiliam F Rodriguez-Blanco, Fouad Souki, Evelyn Tamayo, Keith Candiotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Electromagnetic interference
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Magnet position
Inhibition of implantable cardioverter defibrillators therapy
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2013;volume=16;issue=1;spage=54;epage=57;aulast=Rodriguez-Blanco

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