?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Electromagnetic+Interference+on+Pacemakers&rft.creator=Erdogan%2C+Okan&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=External+sources%2C+either+within+or+outside+the+hospital+environment%2C+may+interfere+with+the+appropriate+function+of+pacemakers+which+are+being+implanted+all+around+the+world+in+current+medical+practice.+The+patient+and+the+physician+who+is+responsible+for+follow-up+of+the+pacing+systems+may+be+confronted+with+some+specific+problems+regarding+the+various+types+of+electromagnetic+interference+(EMI).+To+avoid+these+unwanted+EMI+effects+one+must+be+aware+of+this+potential+problem+and+need+to+take+some+precautions.+The+effects+of+EMI+on+pacemaker+function+and+precautions+to+overcome+some+specific+problems+were+discussed+in+this+review+article.+There+are+many+sources+of+EMI+interacting+with+pacemakers.+Magnetic+resonance+imaging+creates+real+problem+and+should+be+avoided+in+pacemaker+patients.+Cellular+phones+might+be+responsible+for+EMI+when+they+were+held+on+the+same+side+with+the+pacemaker.+Otherwise+they+don't+cause+any+specific+type+of+interaction+with+pacemakers.+Sale+security+systems+are+not+a+problem+if+one+walks+through+it+without+lingering+in+or+near+it.+Patients+having+unipolar+pacemaker+systems+are+prone+to+develop+EMI+because+of+pectoral+muscle+artifacts+during+vigorous+active+physical+exercise.+&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2002-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4307%2F1%2Ferdogan.htm&rft.identifier=++Erdogan%2C+Okan++(2002)+Electromagnetic+Interference+on+Pacemakers.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4307%2F