ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering
The safety of electrical stimulation in patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A systematic review.
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- CHECGAIT: A Functional Electrical Stimulation Clinical Pathway to Reduce Foot Drop during Walking in Adult Patients with Upper Motor Neuron Lesions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Risk of occurrence of electromagnetic interference from the application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the sensing function of implantable defibrillators.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Article
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- Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillation Detection of Ventricular Fibrillation Induced by Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2022Article
- Evaluating the validity of a functional electrical stimulation clinical decision making tool: A qualitative study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Leadless intracardiac pacemaker implantation in patients with bradyarrhythmias after spinal cord injury.HeartRhythm case reports · 2021Article
- Safety and preliminary efficacy of functional electrical stimulation cycling in an individual with cervical cord injury, autonomic dysreflexia, and a pacemaker: Case report.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Article
- Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the recovery of people with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit: A narrative review.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Review
- Wearable Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Devices for the Reduction of Essential Tremor: A Review.IEEE access : practical innovations, open solutions · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionA number of patients are excluded from electrical stimulation treatment because there is concern that electrical stimulation could cause electromagnetic interference with pacemakers and implanted cardioverter defibrillators. The decision to use electrical stimulation in these patients needs to be supported by an assessment of benefit and harm.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of the risk of electromagnetic interference between electrical stimulation and pacemakers or implanted cardioverter defibrillators. We included the electronic databases MEDLINE and EMBASE in the time period between 1966 and 26 August 2016.
results18 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria (eight safety studies and ten case studies). Although we were unable to accurately estimate the risk of electromagnetic interference, the studies revealed that patients having electrical stimulation of the lower limb are less susceptible to electromagnetic interference.
conclusionsThe results suggest that electrical stimulation could be used safely to help drop foot in patients with pacemakers or implanted cardioverter defibrillators. However, in order to obtain an accurate estimate of the risk of electromagnetic interference, a large, long-term, and intervention-specific safety study is required. Until such a study is undertaken, electrical stimulation should be used with caution in patients with pacemakers and implanted cardioverter defibrillators.
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