title: [Radiotherapy in patients with a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator].
abstract: With an ageing population an increasing number of patients with a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator will present at radiotherapy units due to malignancy. Two separate questionnaires concerning routines of departments treating this population were sent to Danish implanting cardiology centers and to radiotherapy departments. Differences in the handling of these patients were found. Removal of the devices and monitoring of the patients is assessed on a highly individual basis. In the absence of updated official guidelines, departments treating these patients should produce local instructions.
authors: Hoved-Orto-Hjertecenter, Kardiologisk Afdeling, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Aalborg Sygehus, Hobrovej 18-22, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark. tz@rn.dk
authors: Tomas
authors: T
authors: Zaremba
authors: Anna Margrethe
authors: AM
authors: Thøgersen
authors: Annette Ross
authors: AR
authors: Jakobsen
authors: Søren Pihlkjær
authors: SP
authors: Hjortshøj
authors: Ole
authors: O
authors: Eschen
authors: Sam
authors: S
authors: Riahi
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires