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http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/kjm.vol15.18549 | DOI Listing |
Cureus
July 2025
Cardiology, Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, USA.
When interrogating a pacemaker, there are multiple elements that can be measured to provide insight into a pacemaker's integrity and function. Changes in any of those elements outside the normal range may indicate complications such as lead malfunction, lead detachment, or even cardiovascular structural changes. We present a unique case of a patient who underwent permanent dual-chamber pacemaker placement following a bradycardia-induced cardiac arrest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radiation therapy (RT) can cause cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) malfunction, primarily reset. Given changes in RT and CIED technologies, large observational studies examining malfunction of contemporary CIEDs during modern-day RT are needed to guide clinical practice.
Methods: Electronic medical records of all consecutive patients with CIEDs who underwent RT at a large tertiary cancer center between January 2015 and January 2022 were reviewed.
Europace
August 2025
Department of Cardiology II - Electrophysiology, University Hospital Muenster.
Introduction: CIED patients are routinely advised against physical activity with a risk of collision because of expected damage to the implanted device. However, no data support this practice.
Methods: Sixteen CIED systems (6 pacemakers, 6 ICD, 4 CRT-D) from all manufacturers were implanted subcutaneously in a porcine thorax and increasing weights were dropped on the experimental setting.
J Neurosurg Case Lessons
August 2025
Dalhousie Medical School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Background: Neurotechnology is rapidly evolving, challenging surgeons to expand their expertise in managing patients with implanted devices. More than 700,000 persons use cochlear implants. Many others have implanted pacemakers and neuromodulation devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFG Ital Cardiol (Rome)
August 2025
Cardiologia 1-Emodinamica, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano - Presidente ANMCO - Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri, Firenze - Consigliere Delegato per la Ricerca, Fondazione per il Tuo cuore - Heart Care Found
A systematic and multidisciplinary approach is needed to manage cancer patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device undergoing radiation therapy. We report a statement from the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO) to provide guidance for clinicians involved in the care continuum of this challenging clinical setting. A comprehensive careful assessment of radiotherapy type, treatment plan and cardiac issues is recommended in order to minimize the risk of device malfunction.
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