Abstract
Normal function of demand pacemakers may be interfered with in the presence of electromagnetic radiation. The pulses emitted by a phrenic nerve stimulator were found to interfere with the demand function of implanted ventricular-inhibited pacemakers in 14 of 27 patients tested; however, in only five was interference observed when the transmitter was more than 5 cm away from the pacemaker. Therefore, normal function of the demand pacemaker can be preserved in patients requiring both a phrenic nerve stimulator and a cardiac pacemaker with proper selection of the site for implantation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-305 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | CHEST |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1978 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine