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Low risk of electromagnetic interference between smartphones and contemporary implantable cardioverter defibrillators

ContributorsBurri, Haran Kumar; Mondouagne Engkolo, Louis Paulin; Dayal, Nicolas Benjamin; Etemadi, Abdul Quddus; Makhlouf, Anne-Marie; Stettler, Carine; Trentaz, Florence
Published inEuropace, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 726-731
Publication date2016
Abstract

Manufacturers of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) recommend that cell phones be maintained at a distance of ∼15 cm from the implanted device in order to avoid risk of dysfunction due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Data relating to this issue are outdated and do not reflect modern technology. Our aim was to evaluate whether EMI is still an issue with contemporary ICDs and smartphones.

Keywords
  • Aged
  • Aged
  • 80 and over
  • Defibrillators
  • Implantable
  • Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure/statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Smartphone
  • Switzerland
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BURRI, Haran Kumar et al. Low risk of electromagnetic interference between smartphones and contemporary implantable cardioverter defibrillators. In: Europace, 2016, vol. 18, n° 5, p. 726–731. doi: 10.1093/europace/euv374
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