Pacemakers May Malfunction Near Certain Appliances or Tools

Pacemakers May Malfunction Near Certain Appliances or Tools
Medtronic via AP, File

Pacemakers may fail to properly regulate patients' heartbeats near certain appliances and tools that generate electric and magnetic fields, a German study suggests.

Researchers tested how electric and magnetic fields impact pacemakers, small battery-operated devices that help patients' hearts beat in a regular rhythm, for 119 people under different conditions.



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