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An iPad smart cover could switch off your pacemaker
An iPad smart cover could switch off your pacemaker
New study presented at Heart Rhythm 2013 by California high school freshman found iPad 2s cause electromagnetic interference in 30% of patients with cardiac rhythm devices.“iPad 2s use magnets to help secure the cover to the tablet. Since people hold tablets so close to their chest, I wanted to see if these magnets could affect cardiac device performance,” said Gianna Chien, 14 year-old freshman at Lincoln High School in Stockton, California, who conducted the study for her science fair project. “Since tablets are becoming more common, I hope these findings will
encourage patients who have or may be a candidate for implantable defibrillators to talk to their doctor about precautions if they use a tablet like the iPad 2.” Testing her hypothesis on 26 participants she found that 30% of the time the magnets caused the devices to stop working.Study findings were initially shared at the 55th annual San Joaquin County Science Fair in March, where Chien won second prize in the high school category.
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