Why the study?
Does exposure to electronic antitheft surveillance systems cause interference in patients with permanent pacemakers?
Population
204 patients with permanent pacemakers followed by a pacemaker surveillance center.
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
up to 30 seconds of exposure
Authors
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May reassure that EAS interferences are typically transient without intervention; leaves open risks of prolonged exposure in pacemaker patients.
Does exposure to electronic antitheft surveillance systems cause interference in patients with permanent pacemakers?
Exposure to electronic antitheft systems causes transient, generally asymptomatic interference in 17% of pacemaker patients, supporting advice to avoid lingering near these systems.
Múgica et al. (2000) studied this question.
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