Indonesian Journal of Cardiology
Vol. 33, No. 1 Januari - Maret 2012

Interferensi Elektromagnetik pada Pacu Jantung

Sefri Noventi Sofia (Arrhythmias Division, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia, and National Cardio-vascular Center Harapan Kita)
Yoga Yuniadi (Arrhythmias Division, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia, and National Cardio-vascular Center Harapan Kita)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jun 2013

Abstract

Increasing numbers of permanent pacemaker implantation in Indonesia raise the needs of electromagnetic interference (EMI) knowledge. EMI potentially result in pacemaker malfunction or failure that endangered the patient. This review discuss EMI sources that exist around patient daily live such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, cellular phone, microwave oven, metal detector gate, elctrical cardioversion etc.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijc

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Indonesian Journal of Cardiology (IJC) is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal established by Indonesian Heart Association (IHA)/Perhimpunan Dokter Spesialis Kardiovaskular Indonesia (PERKI) [www.inaheart.org] on the year 1979. This journal is published to meet the needs of physicians and other ...