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An Association of Prior Therapeutic Chest Irradiation and (99m)Tc Pyrophosphate Uptake in the Heart

The effect of ionizing radiation on the heart is well known, however, the exact magnitude of cardiac involvement in patients undergoing therapeutic radiation directed to or near the heart is not known. Current tests (ie, serum enzymes [SGPT, SGOT, CPK]) to assess cardiac damage are quite insensitive...

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Main Authors: Hill, Lawrence T., Soin, Jagmeet S., Cox, James D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1978
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2537074/
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