Do airport metal detectors interfere with implantable pacemakers or cardioverter-defibrillators?
| Autor: | Martin R. Karch, Christof Kolb, Günter Lehmann, Claus Schmitt, Bernhard Zrenner, Sebastian Schmieder, Andreas Plewan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male Pacemaker Artificial medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cardiac pacing Defibrillation Heart Ventricles medicine.medical_treatment Treatment outcome Sensitivity and Specificity Electromagnetic Fields CARDIAC THERAPY Internal medicine medicine Metal detectors Humans Heart Atria Child Aged Aged 80 and over Equipment Safety business.industry Cardiac Pacing Artificial Follow up studies Arrhythmias Cardiac Equipment Design Middle Aged Defibrillators Implantable Electrodes Implanted Europe Treatment Outcome North America Safety Equipment Cardiology Female business Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Heart atrium Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(11):2054-2059 |
| ISSN: | 0735-1097 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00424-8 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine whether airport metal detector gates (AMDGs) interfere with pacemakers (PMs) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). BACKGROUND It is currently unknown whether AMDGs interfere with implanted PMs or ICDs. METHODS A total of 348 consecutive patients (200 PM and 148 ICD recipients) have been tested for the occurrence of electromagnetic interference (EMI) within the electromagnetic field of a worldwide-used airport metal detector. RESULTS No interference, such as pacing or sensing abnormalities, was observed in any of the 200 PM and 148 ICD patients; also no reprogramming occurred. CONCLUSIONS In vivo testing of PM and ICD systems showed no EMI with a standard AMDG. Clinically relevant interactions with implanted PMs or ICDs seem unlikely. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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