Cor Vasa 2021, 63(4):518-522 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2021.094

(Summary of consesus statement on the management of patients with implantable pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators undergoing radiotherapy)

Lucie Nečasová^a, Irena Koniarová^b, Josef Kautzner^c, Luděk Haman^c, Dan Wichterle^c, Lucie Šedivá^c, Martin Doležel^d

^a Pracovní skupina KardioTech České kardiologické společnosti

^b Česká společnost fyziků v medicíně

^c Česká asociace pro srdeční rytmus České kardiologické společnosti

^d Společnost pro radiační onkologii, biologii a fyziku ČLS JEP

The summary of the consesus document provides the framework that analyzes the potential failure modes of implanted cardiac devices (implantable cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators - cardiac implantable electronic devices) in context of radiotherapy procedures and proposes the methodology for patient management in every step of the entire radiotherapy process. The summary is intended for radiation oncologists, cardiologists, arrhythmologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, clinical engineers and technicians, nurses and other health professionals, that partake in the treatment of patients with such devices.

Keywords: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, Pacemaker, Patient management, Radiotherapy

Received: July 29, 2021; Revised: July 29, 2021; Accepted: July 30, 2021; Published: August 25, 2021  Show citation