sourceFridge magnets and decorative jewellery could be a killer if you have a weak heart, experts warn.
A strong type of magnet used in many new commercial products can interfere with pacemakers and implanted heart devices with deadly consequences.
Close contact - within about 3cm - with a neodymium magnet is enough to destabilise these life-saving heart devices, Heart Rhythm journal reports.
The authors suggest manufacturers include a health warning on products.
Ordinary iron or ferrite magnets, which are a dull grey colour with a low magnetic strength, are of little concern.
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