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[The effect of cell phones on pacemaker function]
Unlabelled:
The aim of the study was to examine if there existed a risk from interference of cellular phones on patients with implanted permanent pacemakers. The study comprised 144 patients (134 VVI/VVIR and 10 DDD/DDDR) with permanent pacemakers of different manufactures.
Methods:
During the routine pacemaker check, cellular phone aerial (Nokia 1610; GSM Standard) was placed against the skin of patients above the spot of pacemaker implantation, while the phone calls were repeated and ECG was continuously monitored. The effect of cellular phone on pacemaker was established upon: a) preexisting parameters of electric pacemaker stimulation; b) minimal ventricular rate of 90 beats/min, while electric stimulation parameters were set to their most sensitive values (MSV).
Results:
Only in 9 (6.25%) patients was observed intermittent pacemaker inhibition, when pacemaker settings were on preexisting values of electric stimulation, while in 17 patients (11.8%) inhibition was noticed, when pacemaker settings were changed to their MSV. Besides, programmed values of electric stimulation in our patients remained unchanged.
Conclusion:
Although the electromagnetic interference interactions of cellular phones on pacemaker function were observed in relatively small number of our patients, we were of the opinion that pacemaker-dependent patients should avoid the use of cellular phones.
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