Cardiac implantable electronic devices and radiation therapy: long-term outcomes

Key Points

• The central aim is to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices undergoing radiation therapy.
• Randomized trial design
• Assessment of long-term outcomes post-radiation therapy
• Analysis of complications related to cardiac devices during treatment.
• Increased rate of complications in patients with cardiac devices receiving radiation therapy compared to controls (30% vs. 10%, p=0.01).
• Radiation exposure led to device malfunction in 15% of cases, indicating potential safety issues.