Why the study?
Does exposure to electromagnetic fields from high voltage overhead lines cause life-threatening interference in unipolar cardiac pacemakers?
Population
Two virtual patients with implanted unipolar cardiac pacemakers
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Computational modeling suggests that life-threatening inhibition of unipolar cardiac pacemakers by high voltage overhead lines is unlikely, though some interference may occur.
Does exposure to electromagnetic fields from high voltage overhead lines cause life-threatening interference in unipolar cardiac pacemakers?
Computational modeling suggests that life-threatening inhibition of unipolar cardiac pacemakers by high voltage overhead lines is unlikely, though some interference may occur.
Scholten et al. (2005) studied this question.
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