Pacemaker malfunction risks within the electromagnetically rich hospital environment
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of MedicineDocument Type
Letter to the EditorPublication Date
2017-11-14Keywords
Electromagnetic interferenceHospital environment
ICDs
Pacemakers
Cardiology
Environmental Public Health
Equipment and Supplies
Health and Medical Administration
Health Services Administration
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We encourage the readers to exercise increased awareness, perform detailed risk-benefit assessments, and apply risk mitigation strategies for patients with implantable devices who may be exposed to hostile electromagnetic hospital environments.Source
Hellenic J Cardiol. 2017 Nov 14. pii: S1109-9666(17)30396-2. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.11.009. [Epub ahead of print]. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.hjc.2017.11.009Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/40507PubMed ID
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© 2017 Hellenic Society of Cardiology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Distribution License
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10.1016/j.hjc.2017.11.009
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Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as © 2017 Hellenic Society of Cardiology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).