Pacemaker inhibition and asystole in a pacemaker dependent patient.
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.
Department of Cardiology, Izmir State Hospital, Turkey.
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Yeşil
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Bayata
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Postaci
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Aydin
D000293:Adolescent; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007625:Kearns-Sayre Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013689:Telephone