Electromagnetic interference produced by a hearing aid device on electrocardiogram recording
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We report an interesting case of electromagnetic interference (EMI) on an electrocardiogram (ECG) machine produced by a hearing aid device.
An 85-year-old male was implanted with a single-chamber permanent pacemaker (Ela Medical 133 Talent II S, Sorin Group, Montrouge, France) because of atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular response. The patient had a chronic hearing impairment and decided to buy a hearing aid device (MyLink, Phonak, Stafa, Switzerland). The MyLink device is a
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