A media player causes clinically significant telemetry interference with implantable loop recorders.

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology : an International Journal of Arrhythmias and Pacing
Jay P ThakerRanjan Thakur

Abstract

The implantable loop recorder is a useful diagnostic tool for intermittent cardiovascular symptoms because it can automatically record arrhythmias as well as a patient-triggered ECG. Media players have been shown to cause telemetry interference with pacemakers. Telemetry interference may be important in patients with implantable loop recorders because capturing a patient-triggered ECG requires a telemetry link between a hand-held activator and the implanted device. The purpose of this study was to determine if a media player causes interference with implantable loop recorders. Fourteen patients with implantable loop recorders underwent evaluation for interference with a 15 GB third generation iPod (Apple, Inc.) media player. All patients had the Reveal Plus (Medtronic, Inc.) implantable loop recorder. We tested for telemetry interference on the programmer by first establishing a telemetry link with the loop recorder and then, the media player was placed next to it, first turned off and then, on. We evaluated for telemetry interference between the activator and the implanted device by placing the activator over the device (normal use) and the media player next to it, first turned off and then, on. We made 5 attempts to capture a...Continue Reading

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Jul 30, 2010·Journal of Electrocardiology·Robert ArzbaecherMichael C Garrett

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