[Radiation-related atrioventricular block].
Twelve years after mediastinal irradiation for Hodgkin's disease, a 38-years old man developed an infra-hisian atrioventricular block with syncopes. The rarity of this complication of radiotherapy is emphasized. A review of the literature yielded only 6 cases of atrioventricular block associated with cobalt therapy; a pathological examination was performed in two of these patients and an electrophysiological study in two others.
D000328:Adult; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
Bloc auriculoventriculaire radique.