Nicholas Downing, MD
November 1st, 2011
Hand-Held Metal Detectors Used in Airport Screening ‘Probably Safe’ for Patients with Implanted Cardiac Devices
Nicholas Downing, MD
Hand-held metal detectors, used frequently at airports, are “probably safe” for patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), according to an Annals of Internal Medicine study. Researchers in Germany examined the effects of two types of widely used hand-held metal detectors on cardiac device function in some 390 patients with pacemakers or ICDs. Each detector was […]
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