Pacemaker Inhibition and Asystole in a Pacemaker Dependent Patient
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 18 (10) , 1963-1964
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb03846.x
Abstract
A 17-year-old female with Kearns Sayre syndrome, complete heart block, and an implanted single chamber (VVIR) pacemaker, underwent testing with a GSM cellular phone that was placed directly over the pacemaker site. The pacemaker was immediately inhibited when the phone began to operate. A 6.5-second period of complete heart block with asystole occurred until the phone was switched off.Keywords
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