Radiation-induced coronary artery disease in young patients

Radiation-induced coronary artery disease in young patients

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 pati...

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Main Authors: Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, Marcel Mesa-Pabón, Katherine Soto, José Hernández Román, Angel López-Candales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Coronary artery disease
radiation-induced coronary artery disease
radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2018;volume=19;issue=1;spage=23;epage=26;aulast=Ruiz

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