Radiation induced valvulitis with late leaflet rupture
| Autor: | N. M. Katz, Manuel D. Cerqueira, A. W. Hall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Aortic valve medicine.medical_specialty Lightheadedness medicine.medical_treatment Heart Rupture Radiation induced Pericarditis Fibrosis Internal medicine medicine Humans Radiation Injuries Radiotherapy business.industry Mediastinum Middle Aged medicine.disease Hodgkin Disease Radiation therapy Electronic Pages: Case Report medicine.anatomical_structure Aortic Valve Cardiology Radiology medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Heart. 86:20e-20 |
| ISSN: | 0007-0769 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/heart.86.6.e20 |
| Popis: | Various cardiac sequelae of mediastinal irradiation have been reported, from pericarditis to conduction defects. Despite the potentially fatal nature of some of these abnormalities, many may present with few or no symptoms. In this case report, the patient, who had received 4000 rads to the mediastinum 24 years previously, presented with worsening shortness of breath and two episodes of lightheadedness. Subsequently, he was found to have aortic valve rupture associated with fibrosis. A review of the literature indicates that valve rupture is a novel consequence of mediastinal radiation. Keywords: mediastinal radiation; valvulitis; aortic valve; rupture |
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