{"id":13248,"date":"2017-11-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2017-11-28T21:25:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T03:25:59","slug":"driving-a-tesla-may-not-trip-your-defibrillator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2017\/11\/29\/driving-a-tesla-may-not-trip-your-defibrillator\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving a Tesla may not trip your Defibrillator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56563\" title=\"American Heart Association\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/American-Heart-Association-new-logo-480x230.jpg\" alt=\"American Heart Association\" width=\"240\" height=\"115\"><strong>Anaheim, CA<\/strong> &#8211; Sitting in, or standing close to the charging port of a Tesla electric vehicle didn\u2019t trigger a shock or interfere with implantable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/Arrhythmia\/PreventionTreatmentofArrhythmia\/Implantable-Cardioverter-Defibrillator-ICD_UCM_448478_Article.jsp\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defibrillator<\/a> performance, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_405250\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AungTesla.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405250\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-405250\" title=\"Research team (L to R) Abdul Wase M.D. (Principal Investigator), Marina Brown R.N., Ken Shneider, Thein Aung M.D., Matt Clark, Dawn Hunt and Kimberle Evans R.N. Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton, Ohio. (Joe Carfora)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AungTesla-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"Research team (L to R) Abdul Wase M.D. (Principal Investigator), Marina Brown R.N., Ken Shneider, Thein Aung M.D., Matt Clark, Dawn Hunt and Kimberle Evans R.N. Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton, Ohio. (Joe Carfora)\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-405250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Research team (L to R) Abdul Wase M.D. (Principal Investigator), Marina Brown R.N., Ken Shneider, Thein Aung M.D., Matt Clark, Dawn Hunt and Kimberle Evans R.N. Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton, Ohio. (Joe Carfora)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Researchers examined the potential effect of electromagnetic interference while charging an electric vehicle battery at 220 Volts.<\/p>\n<p>The study included 26 men and 8 women from Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, average age 69, with implanted cardiac defibrillators of various types.<\/p>\n<p>Adjusting the defibrillators to both their least and most sensitive settings, the devices did not sense the electromagnetic signal from the electric vehicle battery when patients sat in the driver\u2019s seat, passenger seat, backseat or at the charging post (where the electromagnetic interference is at its highest).<\/p>\n<p>These findings suggest that electric vehicles may be safe to use for individuals with cardiac defibrillators, according to the principal investigator, Abdul Wase, M.D. and his team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thein Tun Aung, M.D.&nbsp;and <\/strong><strong>Abdul Wase, M.D., Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/Arrhythmia\/PreventionTreatmentofArrhythmia\/Implantable-Cardioverter-Defibrillator-ICD_UCM_448478_Article.jsp\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/Arrhythmia\/PreventionTreatmentofArrhythmia\/Devices-that-may-Interfere-with-Implantable-Cardioverter-Defibrillators-ICDs_UCM_448464_Article.jsp\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devices that may Interfere with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.heart.org\/news\/four-year-follow-up-confirms-that-participation-in-competitive-sports-may-be-okay-for-many-athletes-with-implanted-cardioverter-defibrillators\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four-year follow-up confirms that participation in competitive sports may be okay for many athletes with implanted cardioverter defibrillators<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For more news at AHA Scientific Sessions 2017, follow us on Twitter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeartNews\" >@HeartNews<\/a>&nbsp; #AHA17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Statements and conclusions of study authors that are presented at American Heart Association scientific meetings are solely those of the study authors and do not necessarily reflect association policy or position. The association makes no representation or warranty as to their accuracy or reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The association receives funding primarily from individuals; foundations and corporations (including pharmaceutical, device manufacturers and other companies) also make donations and fund specific association programs and events. The association has strict policies to prevent these relationships from influencing the science content. Revenues from pharmaceutical and device corporations are available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/corporatefunding.\" >www.heart.org\/corporatefunding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About the American Heart Association<\/h3>\n<p>The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke \u2013 the two&nbsp;leading causes of death in the world. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation\u2019s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more or to get involved, call 1.800.AHA.USA1, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/heart.org\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heart.org<\/a> or call any of our offices around the country. Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/AmericanHeart\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/American_Heart\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anaheim, CA &#8211; Sitting in, or standing close to the charging port of a Tesla electric vehicle didn\u2019t trigger a shock or interfere with implantable defibrillator performance, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association\u2019s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[2538,11390,4106,5957,9981],"class_list":["post-13248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-american-heart-association","tag-anaheim-ca","tag-defibrillator","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13249,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13248\/revisions\/13249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}