In this high-tech era, wearable devices such as smartwatches have proven to be invaluable companions for the health conscious. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that for a small group of people, some of these electronic fitness gadgets could possibly be risky to their health—even potentially deadly.
"This study raises a red flag," says Sanchez Terrones."We have done this work in simulations and benchtop testing following Food and Drug Administration accepted guidelines, and these gadgets interfere with the correct functioning of the CIEDs we tested. These results call for future clinical studies evaluating the translation of our findings to patients wearing CIEDs and using these wearable devices.".
Certain fitness and wellness trackers could pose serious risks for people with cardiac implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators , and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. Credit: Heart Rhythm In the case of a pacemaker, which sends small electrical impulses to the heart when it is beating too slowly, the bioimpedance's tiny electrical current could trick the heart into thinking it is beating fast enough, preventing the pacemaker from doing its job when it is supposed to.
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