[Radiotherapy and cardiovascular toxicity].
The authors describe the case of a 41-year old patient, with multiple cardiovascular risk factors and past radiotherapic treatment at the chest and cervical region which developed a waste coronary and carotid atherosclerosis associated with aortic and mitralic valvular disease. The role of radiotherapy in developing cardiovascular diseases, in particular about valvular disease is discussed.
Srebot
Vera
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UOC Medicina Cardiovascolare e RM Lab, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa. verasrebot@libero.it
Sbrana
Francesco
F
Poggianti
Elisa
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Pasanisi
Emilio
E
D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*