Korean Circulation Journal

The Korean Society of Cardiology (대한심장학회)
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Electromagnetic Interference of Wireless Local Area Network on Electrocardiogram Monitoring System: A Case Report

  • Chung, Seungmin (Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yi, Joohee (Department of Information Strategy, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Seung Woo (Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2013.03.30
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Abstract

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can affect various medical devices. Herein, we report the case of EMI from wireless local area network (WLAN) on an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring system. A patient who had a prior myocardial infarction participated in the cardiac rehabilitation program in the sports medicine center of our hospital under the wireless ECG monitoring system. After WLAN was installed, wireless ECG monitoring system failed to show a proper ECG signal. ECG signal was distorted when WLAN was turned on, but it was normalized after turning off the WLAN.

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