Mobile phones interfere with the normal functioning of cardiac pacemakers
Multiple studies demonstrate that mobile phones can produce electromagnetic interference capable of disrupting the normal functioning of cardiac pacemakers when held in close proximity.
The retrieved papers consistently document that electromagnetic emissions from mobile phones can cause interference with cardiac pacemakers, particularly at close ranges, although newer devices and newer cellular generations have varying risk profiles.
A. A. Klein, George Djaiani. Mobile phones in the hospital – past, present and future. 2003. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03079.x
States that the phenomenon of electromagnetic interference by mobile phones is real and can cause malfunction of medical equipment when used in close proximity.
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Juna Misiri, Fred Kusumoto, Nora Goldschlager. Electromagnetic Interference and Implanted Cardiac Devices: The Nonmedical Environment (Part I). 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.21998
Highlights that cardiovascular implantable electronic devices can potentially be interfered with by electromagnetic signals from modern technology.
Alexandre Trigano, Alain Azoulay, M. Rochdi, ALEXIS CAMPILLO. <b>Electromagnetic Interference of External Pacemakers by Walkie‐Talkies and Digital Cellular Phones</b>: Experimental Study. 1999. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00499.x
Demonstrates experimentally that digital cellular phones can cause disturbances such as pacing inhibition and asynchronous pacing in pacemakers.
Takuya Nojima, Osamu Fujiwara, Jianqing Wang. A model for predicting electromagnetic interference of implanted cardiac pacemakers by mobile telephones. 2000. https://doi.org/10.1109/22.884203
Presents a computer model predicting electromagnetic interference of pacemakers caused by mobile telephones.
Federica Censi, Giovanni Calcagnini, Michele Triventi, Eugenio Mattei, P. Bartolini. Interference between mobile phones and pacemakers: a look inside.. 2007. https://openalex.org/W2416279634
Analyzes the mechanisms of electromagnetic interference between mobile telephones and cardiac pacemakers, noting how RF signals can affect pacemaker function.
Yuta Endo, Kazuyuki Saito, Shun Kojima, Soichi Watanabe, Masaharu Takahashi, Koichi Ito. Evaluation of electromagnetic interference to implanted cardiac pacemaker due to mobile phone. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/iceaa.2013.6632221
Evaluates electromagnetic interference to implanted cardiac pacemakers due to mobile phones using realistic phone models.
Jaafar Qassim Kadhim, Hassan Hamed Naji, Sazan K. AL-jaff. Modeling and simulation of electromagnetic interference from 2G–6G mobile phones on implanted cardiac pacemakers. 2025. https://doi.org/10.37868/sei.v7i2.id594
Shows through simulation-based analysis that mobile phones within close proximity can induce electric fields exceeding pacemaker immunity thresholds.
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