Why the study?
Do walkie-talkies and digital cellular phones cause electromagnetic interference in external pacemakers?
Population
9 widely used external pacemakers from four manufacturers
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Suggests electromagnetic interference risk from mobile devices to external pacemakers; leaves open translation to humans and modern devices.
Do walkie-talkies and digital cellular phones cause electromagnetic interference in external pacemakers?
Walkie-talkies and digital cellular phones pose a potential risk of electromagnetic interference, including pacing inhibition, to external pacemakers at distances up to 200 cm.
Trigano et al. (1999) studied this question.
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