Why the study?
Does radiotherapy cause device dysfunction or cardiac toxicity in patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
Population
45 irradiated patients implanted with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
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Supports device safety during radiotherapy in pacemaker patients; leaves open chemoradiation cardiac toxicity risk.
Does radiotherapy cause device dysfunction or cardiac toxicity in patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
Radiotherapy appears safe for patients with pacemakers or ICDs, though concurrent chemoradiation may increase the risk of cardiac toxicity.
Ferrara et al. (2010) studied this question.
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