• European heart journal · Jul 2015

    Review

    Are patients with cardiac implants protected against electromagnetic interference in daily life and occupational environment?

    • Andreas Napp, Dominik Stunder, Melanie Maytin, Thomas Kraus, Nikolaus Marx, and Sarah Driessen.
    • Department of Internal Medicine I (Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine), University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen 52074, Germany anapp@ukaachen.de.
    • Eur. Heart J. 2015 Jul 21; 36 (28): 1798-804.

    AbstractUtilization of cardiac implants such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators is now commonplace among heart disease patients. The ever-increasing technological complexity of these devices is matched by the near omnipresent exposure to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (EMFs), both in everyday life and the occupational environment. Given that electromagnetic interferences (EMIs) are associated with potential risk in device patients, physicians are increasingly confronted with managing device patients with intermittent EMI and chronic occupational exposure. The current review aims to provide a contemporary overview of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, their function and susceptibility of non-medical EMFs and provide recommendations for physicians caring for cardiac device patients presenting with EMI. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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