Studies in the U.S. found that the iPad can significantly disrupt an implanted pacemaker, up to a cardiac arrest. Such high-profile findings made 14-year-old girl from Colorado Gian Chien. The girl was engaged in research on "The Effect of magnets on IPad pacemaker" and was able to prove that in the case of heart failure device will not be able to run it again.
This problem may affect you if you often fall asleep with a tablet in the chest, that is too close to the heart. In the body of iPad 2 contains 14 magnets of different power, under certain circumstances they may affect the operation of the medical device. Girl has involved 26 volunteers who, under the supervision of physicians Trays IPad to his chest. In 30 percent of cases there is a violation of the pacemaker. Chien issued its report on the annual medical conference Heart Rythm Society to eight thousand doctors.