Echocardiographic assessment of radiation-induced mitral valve disease in a child.
A young girl, previously treated with mediastinum irradiation because of a pulmonary fibrosarcoma, developed mitral valve disease with valvular insufficiency. In consideration of the clinical course and the echocardiographic findings, authors hypothesize a relation between the radiation therapy and the valvular damage.
Bosi
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Servizio di Cardiologia Pediatrica, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
Scorrano
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*