Electromagnetic Interference in a Private Swimming Pool: Case report |
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| Authors: | Sandia Iskandar Madhav Lavu Moustapha Atoui Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Mid America Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center and Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA |
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| Abstract: | Although current lead design and filtering capabilities have greatly improved, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) from environmental sources has been increasingly reported in patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) [1]. Few cases of inappropriate intracardiac Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) associated with swimming pool has been described [2]. Here we present a case of 64 year old male who presented with an interesting EMI signal that was subsequently identified to be related to AC current leak in his swimming pool. |
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| Keywords: | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator Electromagnetic interference Cardiac implantable electronic device |
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