Why the study?
Does therapeutic irradiation over a permanent cardiac pacemaker using a backup temporary pacemaker maintain normal pacemaker function in a patient requiring radiation therapy?
Population
1 patient requiring therapeutic irradiation in a field containing both subclavian pockets with a permanent…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
4 months
Authors
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Supports feasibility of irradiation over pacemakers with temporary backup in select cases; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Does therapeutic irradiation over a permanent cardiac pacemaker using a backup temporary pacemaker maintain normal pacemaker function in a patient requiring radiation therapy?
Irradiating a nonmultiprogrammable permanent pacemaker with a backup temporary pacemaker and continuous ECG monitoring is a feasible approach when the radiation field includes the pacemaker pocket.
Teskey et al. (1991) studied this question.
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