Cosmic radiation induced software electrical resets in ICDs during air travel

Heart Rhythm. 2008 Aug;5(8):1201-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.04.018. Epub 2008 May 2.

Authors

Aileen M Ferrick¹, Neil Bernstein, Anthony Aizer, Larry Chinitz

Affiliation

¹ New York University School of Medicine, Arrhythmia Service, New York, New York, USA. aileen.ferrick@nyumc.org

PMID: 18675233
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.04.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aircraft*
Cardiomyopathies / therapy
Cosmic Radiation / adverse effects*
Defibrillators, Implantable* / adverse effects
Equipment Failure
Heart Failure / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / therapy
Software*
Travel