Radiation Therapy-Induced Electrical Reset of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Device Located Outside the Irradiation Field

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-74

  Thomas, Dierk ^a   Becker, Rüdiger ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Schoels, Wolfgang ^a   Karle, Christoph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Device interaction; Electrical restart; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator radiotherapy; Malfunction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0842284661     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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