Study type:
Study regarding implants/medical devices
Potential interference of small neodymium magnets with cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
dev./impl.
By:
Wolber T, Ryf S, Binggeli C, Holzmeister J, Brunckhorst C, Luechinger R, Duru F
Published in: Heart Rhythm 2007; 4 (1): 1-4
Exposure
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Li H
(2007):
Magnet decoration, beautiful but potentially dangerous for patients with implantable pacemakers or defibrillators
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