Risk of coronary events 55 Years after Thymic irradiation in the Hempelmann cohort

Abstract Background Studies of cancer survivors treated with older radiotherapy (RT) techniques (pre-1990s) strongly suggest that ionizing radiation to the chest increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Our goal was to evaluate the impact of more modern cardiac shielding techniques of RT...

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Autors principals: Michael Jacob Adams, Susan G. Fisher, Steven E. Lipshultz, Roy E. Shore, Louis S. Constine, Marilyn Stovall, Ann Dozier, Kelly Thevenet-Morrison, Robert Block, Ronald G. Schwartz, Thomas A. Pearson
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: BMC 2018-02-01
Col·lecció:Cardio-Oncology
Matèries:
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary heart disease
Childhood cancer
Ionizing radiation
Ischemic heart disease
Radiation dose-response relationship
Accés en línia:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40959-018-0027-0
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