title: [Radiotherapy and cardiovascular toxicity].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: UOC Medicina Cardiovascolare e RM Lab, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa. verasrebot@libero.it
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srebot
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sbrana
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poggianti
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasanisi
mesh_terms: 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*