Radiation-induced coronary artery disease in young patients

Autor: Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, Marcel Mesa-Pabón, Katherine Soto, José Hernández Román, Angel López-Candales
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Heart Views, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 23-26 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1995-705X
DOI: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_64_17
Popis: Exposure to radiotherapy has been shown to accelerate myocardial damage or injury to the cardiac vasculature. Accelerated coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the main manifestations of cardiac disease in patients who undergo mediastinal radiation therapy. We present the cases of three young patients who developed severe CAD secondary to remote mediastinal radiotherapy.
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