Does exposure to external electrical and magnetic fields cause clinically significant adverse events in recipients of CIEDs?
Household appliances pose minimal EMI risk to CIED recipients, while hospital environments present the highest risk, warranting physician awareness.
The overall risk of clinically significant adverse events related to EMI in recipients of CIEDs is very low. Therefore, no special precautions are needed when household appliances are used. Environmental and industrial sources of EMI are relatively safe when the exposure time is limited and distance from the CIEDs is maximized. The risk of EMI-induced events is highest within the hospital environment. Physician awareness of the possible interactions and methods to minimize them is warranted.
Beinart et al. (Sun,) studied this question.