Sara Munaron
Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Azienda Ospedale Università, Padua, Italy
Publications
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Research Article
Bridging Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy with a Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Author(s): Loira Leoni*, Matteo Sepulcri, Chiara Paronetto, Francesca Gessoni, Maria Silvano, Sara Munaron, Nicole Bianco and Sabino Iliceto
Background: Chest radiation therapy (RT) in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) can be problematic and cause transitory malfunction or permanent damage to the device. If the ICD cannot be properly shielded from the radiation necessary for the treatment, then it may be necessary to turn off certain aspects (i.e. tachy-therapy) of the device or to temporarily remove the device leaving the patient without protection and exposing to high risk of complications. The wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is guideline recommended as bridging therapy in patients requiring temporary removal or inactivation of an ICD. Objectives: The objective of this analysis was to assess the wearable cardioverter defibrillator as a tool in high-risk implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with cancer during the weeks to months o.. Read More»