Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society
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Electromagnetic interference with pacemakers caused by portable media players.
Electromagnetic fields generated by electrical devices may cause interference with permanent pacemakers. Media players are becoming a common mode of portable entertainment. The most common media players used worldwide are iPods. These devices are often carried in a shirt chest pocket, which may place the devices close to an implanted pacemaker. ⋯ iPods placed within 2 inches of implanted pacemakers monitored via the telemetry wand can cause interference with pacemakers.