Cumulative Radiation Exposure and Lifetime Cancer Risk in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot Requiring Early Intervention

Background: Neonates with tetralogy of Fallot and symptomatic cyanosis (sTOF) require early intervention, utilizing either a staged repair (SR) or primary repair (PR) approach. They are exposed to several sources of low-dose ionizing radiation, which may contribute to increased cancer risk. Objectiv...

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Published in:	JACC: Advances
Main Authors:	Jeannette R. Wong-Siegel, MD, MPH, Andrew C. Glatz, MD, MSCE, Courtney McCracken, PhD, Choonsik Lee, PhD, Cari M. Kitahara, PhD, Lene H.S. Veiga, PhD, Yun Zhang, PhD, Bryan H. Goldstein, MD, Christopher J. Petit, MD, Athar M. Qureshi, MD, George T. Nicholson, III, MD, Mark A. Law, MD, Jeffery Meadows, MD, Shabana Shahanavaz, MD, Michael L. O’Byrne, MD, MSCE, Sarosh P. Batlivala, MD, Joelle Pettus, MPH, MS, Asaad Beshish, MD, Christopher E. Mascio, MD, Jennifer C. Romano, MD, Kathyrn O. Stack, MD, Ivor Asztalos, MD, MSCE, Tacy E. Downing, MD, Jeffrey D. Zampi, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-10-01
Subjects:	congenital heart disease cancer outcomes radiation exposure staged repair
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X24004708