Complete heart block and severe tricuspid regurgitation after radiotherapy. Case report and review of the literature.
Cardiac complications can occur long after chest radiotherapy. We describe a patient who developed both valve disease and complete heart block at different intervals following radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. The combined presentation of these two very rare cardiac complications and surgery for radiation-induced tricuspid valve disease have not been described before.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000528:radiation effects; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*