Do media players cause interference with pacemakers?

Clinical Cardiology
Jay P ThakerRanjan Thakur

Abstract

Electrical devices generate electromagnetic fields that may interfere with pacemakers. Media players cause telemetry interference with pacemakers, but it is not known whether they cause direct interference with pacemakers. The purpose of this study was to examine the interaction between pacemakers and 3 different media players. In this prospective, randomized study, 54 patients with dual chamber pacemakers who were in sinus rhythm underwent baseline observation, followed by observation under telemetry communication. These patients were then randomly evaluated with 3 media players (iPod 3G, iPod Photo, and iPod Touch Apple, Cupertino, CA) with and without telemetry communication for 1 minute each. Patients were monitored for pacemaker malfunction using a single-channel ECG during exposure to media players. The pacemaker was interrogated after each exposure and an interrogation report was printed for evaluation. Pacemaker interference was categorized as type I, II, or III. Types I and II interference described telemetry interference and type III interference was defined as any direct interference with pacemaker function or programmed parameters. A total of 54 patients (29 men and 25 women; mean age 77.2 +/- 9.3 y) were evaluated....Continue Reading

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Mar 11, 2008·Heart Rhythm : the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society·Jay P ThakerRanjan K Thakur
Mar 26, 2008·Heart Rhythm : the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society·Gregory WebsterCharles I Berul
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Nov 6, 2012·Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology·Maria TiikkajaMaila Hietanen
Feb 1, 2011·Revista española de cardiología·María-José Sancho-Tello de CarranzaFrancisco Buendía-Fuentes

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