High-power chargers for electric vehicles: are they safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators?

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales and use are rapidly expanding. Battery electric vehicles, along with their charging stations, are a potential source of electromagnetic interference (EMI) for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). The new 'high-power' charging stations have the potential to create strong electromagnetic fields and induce EMI in CIEDs, and their safety has not been evaluated.

Methods and results

A total of 130 CIED patients performed 561 charges of four BEVs and a test vehicle (350 kW charge capacity) using high-power charging stations under continuous 6-lead electrocardiogram monitoring. The charging cable was placed directly over the CIED, and devices were programmed to maximize the chance of EMI detection. Cardiac implantabl

SUBMITTER: Lennerz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227864 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature