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Electromagnetic fields may damage hearts
Workplace exposure to high electromagnetic fields may predispose people to certain types of heart disease.
References:
Savitz, D.A. . . . A. Sastre, et al. 1999. Magnetic field exposure and cardiovascular disease mortality among electric utility workers. American Journal of Epidemiology 149(Jan. 15):135.
Further Readings:
Dekker, J.M., et al. 1997. Heart rate variability from short electrocardiographic recordings predicts mortality from all causes in middle-aged and elderly men. American Journal of Epidemiology 145(May 15):899.
Liao, D., et al. 1997. Cardiac autonomic function and incident coronary heart disease: A population-based case-cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology 145(April 15):696.
Raloff, J. 1998. EMFs' biological influences. Science News 153(Jan. 10):29.
Sastre, A., M.R. Cook, and C. Graham. 1998. Nocturnal exposure to intermittent 60 Hz magnetic fields alters human cardiac rhythm. Bioelectromagnetics 19(February):98.
Sources:
Jack Sahl
J Sahl Company
80 North Euclid Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
Antonio Sastre
Midwest Research Institute
425 Volker Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64110
David A. Savitz
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department of Epidemiology
CB #7400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 5, January 30, 1999, p. 70. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
