Late onset radiation-induced constrictive pericarditis and cardiomyopathy after radiotherapy: A case report.
BACKGROUND
Radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) is a serious side effect of cancer treatment, including coronary artery disease, valvular cardiac dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, aortopathy, and chronic constrictive pericarditis. Herein, this case we present was diagnosed as radiation-induced constrictive pericarditis and cardiomyopathy by means of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and transthoracic echocardiogram, finally confirmed by pathology after performing heart transplant operation.


CONCLUSIONS
This case supports a notion that RIHD often causes multiple heart impairment and CMR is helpful to diagnose cardiomyopathy after radiation.
Department of Cardiology Department of Cardiac Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiao-Feng
XF
Zhuang
Yan-Min
YM
Yang
Xiao-Lu
XL
Sun
Zhong-Kai
ZK
Liao
Jie
J
Huang
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries