Why the study?
Does exposure to electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems cause interference in adult patients with pacemakers and ICDs?
Population
75 adult volunteers (25 with implantable cardioverter defibrillators [ICDs] and 50 with pacemakers)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant advising pacemaker patients to avoid acoustomagnetic EAS; extends bench data but leaves open real-world clinical risks.
Does exposure to electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems cause interference in adult patients with pacemakers and ICDs?
High energy, pulsed low frequency EAS systems (such as acoustomagnetic systems) interfere with most pacemakers, highlighting the need for patients to minimize exposure to prevent serious clinical events.
McIvor et al. (1998) studied this question.
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