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[Pseudostenocardia due to exposure to "electrosmog"]
A Barth1, L Maritczak, E Valic
1Klinische Abteilung Arbeitsmedizin, Universität Wien.
History And Reason For Admission:
A 44-year-old man had anginal-like complaints. He was convinced that cardiac problems had been caused by electromagnetic fields.
Investigations:
Apart from hypertension and hyperlipidaemia there were no other significant findings. ECG, ergometry Holter-ECG were normal.
Experiment:
We tried to verify with a double-blind provocation test if the patient's complaints had been caused by electromagnetic fields. The patient was exposed to an electric instrument without being aware whether it was switched on or off. He was questioned about his perception of the presence of an electric current.
Conclusion:
The results of the test showed that there was no causal relation between the patient's angina-like-symptoms and electromagnetic fields. The phenomenon of electrosensitivity was probably caused by psychological mechanisms.