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Inappropriate implantable cardioverterdefibrillator shock induced by electromagnetic interference while taking a shower

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  1. Medizinische Klinik III, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Adina Fernengel MD

  2. Medtronic GmbH, Emanuel-Leutze Str. 20, 40547, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Carlo Schwer

  3. Medizinische Klinik III, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Otfried-Müller-Straße 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Uwe Helber MD & Volker Dörnberger MD

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Fernengel, A., Schwer, C., Helber, U. et al. Inappropriate implantable cardioverterdefibrillator shock induced by electromagnetic interference while taking a shower. Clin Res Cardiol 96, 393–395 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-007-0514-z

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