Pacemaker Malfunction due to Electric Blanket: A Rare case of Electromagnetic Interference

Authors

  • Amandeep Goyal, M.D. Dept. of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas
  • Poonam Bhyan, M.D. Dept. of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas
  • Tarun Dalia, M.D. Dept. of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas
  • Syeda Maryana Mufarrih, MBBS International Visiting Medical Student, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Rahul Gujarathi, M.D. Dept of Medicine, University of Florida Health, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.D. Dept of Medicine, Ascension via Christi hospital, Manhattan, KS
  • Lovely Chhabra, M.D., FACC Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, 10595

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/kjm.vol15.18549

Keywords:

Pacemaker malfunction, Electromagnetic interference, electric blanket, DDDR mode, VVI mode, mode switch

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Author Biographies

Amandeep Goyal, M.D., Dept. of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

MD

Poonam Bhyan, M.D., Dept. of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

MD

Tarun Dalia, M.D., Dept. of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

Tarun Dalia, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellow, Department of Cardiology

University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA, 66160

Email: tdalia2@kumc.edu

Phone: +1 913 588 8000

Syeda Maryana Mufarrih, MBBS, International Visiting Medical Student, University of Kansas Medical Center

MBBS

Rahul Gujarathi, M.D., Dept of Medicine, University of Florida Health, Jacksonville, Florida

MD

Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.D., Dept of Medicine, Ascension via Christi hospital, Manhattan, KS

MD

Lovely Chhabra, M.D., FACC, Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, 10595

MD, FACC

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Published

2022-12-19

How to Cite

Amandeep Goyal, Poonam Bhyan, Tarun Dalia, Mufarrih, S. M., Rahul Gujrati, Suveenkrishna Pothuru, & Lovely Chhabra. (2022). Pacemaker Malfunction due to Electric Blanket: A Rare case of Electromagnetic Interference. Kansas Journal of Medicine, 15(3), 446–448. https://doi.org/10.17161/kjm.vol15.18549

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2022): Sept. - Dec.

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Case Reports

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