Inappropriate ICD shocks Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks are one of the commonest adverse effects of ICDs, which can occur in up to about 25% of those implanted with
Electrosurgery and pacemakers Electrosurgical equipment use radiofrequency energy in the range of 0.1 to 5 MHz. This can cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) with pacemakers and other cardiac implantable
MRI conditional pacemakers Conventionally MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is contraindicated in those with implanted pacemakers due to possibility of electromagnetic interference (EMI) with pacemaker function. MRI-conditional means that
