Effect of radiation therapy on permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator function

Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Pages: 1964 - 1968
Published: Dec 1, 2012
Abstract
BACKGROUND null Radiation therapy's (RT's) effects on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and pacemakers (PMs) are not well established, leading to device removal or relocation in preparation for RT. null OBJECTIVE null To determine the effect of scattered RT on CIED performance. null METHODS null We analyzed 69 patients—50 (72%) with PMs and 19 (28%) with ICDs—receiving RT at the...
Paper Details
Title
Effect of radiation therapy on permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator function
Published Date
Dec 1, 2012
Volume
9
Issue
12
Pages
1964 - 1968
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