Assessment of Radiation-Induced Malfunction in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

Background: Radiation therapy (RT) is a standard cancer treatment modality, and an increasing number of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are being referred for RT. The goals of this study were as follows: (i) to determine the incidence of CIED malfunction following RT; (i...

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Main Authors: Amin Zagzoog, MBBS, Matt Wronski, PhD, David H. Birnie, MD, Cynthia Yeung, BSc, Adrian Baranchuk, MD, Jeffrey S. Healey, MD, FHRS, Mehrdad Golian, MD, Usama Boles, MBChB, MS, PhD, Aldo G. Carrizo, MD, Suzette Turner, MS, NP, Ahmed Hassan, MD, Elsayed Ali, PhD, Sharath K. Kumar, MBBS, Steve Russell, BSc, Mohammed Shurrab, MD, Eugene Crystal, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X2100189X