I dispositivi impiantabili di elettrostimolazione cardiaca e le interferenze elettromagnetiche

The number of patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, is dramatically rising due to an aging population. Coupled with the benefits of CIEDs for people who have cardiac disease are an undefined number of risks that jeopardise the same patient health. There are many causes for this, one in particular is the electromagnetic interference (EMI) phenomena, i.e. an interaction between the CIED and the electric and magnetic fields of an external source that generate noises. The aim of this thesis is to know the mechanisms behind the EMI phenomena with CIEDs thank to different literature studies. After an introduction of CIEDs technology and a brief mention of electromagnetism notions, the EMI with Cardiac devices in medical and non-medical environmental are discussed.