Electromagnetic Interference in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Is the Use of Smartphones Safe?

Smartphones have largely replaced conventional mobile phones, and new mobile standards have become widespread, for example, Long-Term Evolution (LTE) versus Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). [...]we sought to determine the incidence and consequences of mobile phone–produced electromagnet...

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 108 - 110
Main Authors Lennerz, Carsten, Pavaci, Herribert, Grebmer, Christian, Semmler, Verena, Bourier, Felix, Haller, Bernhard, Reents, Tilko, Hessling, Gabriele, Deisenhofer, Isabel, Kolb, Christof
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 03.01.2017
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Aged
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
Cardiology
Cellular telephones
Defibrillators, Implantable
Electrocardiography
Electromagnetic Fields
Electromagnetic interference
Electronic devices
Electronic equipment
Equipment Safety
Follow-Up Studies
Heart diseases
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial
Patients
Radio communications
Retrospective Studies
Smartphone - standards
Smartphones
South Korea
Germany
Finland
Taiwan
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Summary:Smartphones have largely replaced conventional mobile phones, and new mobile standards have become widespread, for example, Long-Term Evolution (LTE) versus Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). [...]we sought to determine the incidence and consequences of mobile phone–produced electromagnetic interference (EMI) on the current generation of implantable cardiac devices. Nonetheless, the rapid evolution of implantable cardiac device and mobile phone technology obliges us to be aware that such safety recommendations require continual re-evaluation.
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ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.046