| Severe coronary artery disease after radiation therapy of the chest and mediastinum: clinical presentation and treatment. | |
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PMID: 8343315 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To define the clinical and angiographic features and the therapeutic problems in patients with coronary artery disease after therapeutic irradiation of the chest. DESIGN: An observational retrospective study. SETTING: The cardiac catheterisation laboratory, university medical school. PATIENTS: 15 subjects (8 men and 7 women, aged 25-56 years, mean 44) examined in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory, who had significant coronary artery disease years after having radiation treatment to the chest and anterior mediastinum. In the early stages of the study angiography was performed because of typical symptoms of ischaemic heart disease. Later on it was performed because of a high index of suspicion in people with signs of extensive radiation heart damage. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical and electrocardiographic evidence of ischaemic heart disease; echocardiographic signs of pericardial, myocardial or valvar involvement; angiographic evidence of coronary arterial stenosis, with special attention to the ostia; haemodynamic and angiographic signs of pericardial, myocardial, and valvar disease. Survival and symptomatic and functional status were ascertained after medical or surgical treatment. RESULTS: The patients were relatively young and had no risk factors. Seven patients had no signs or symptoms of ischaemic heart disease. Ten patients had ostial stenosis, which was associated with extensive involvement of other cardiac structures in nine of them. Seven required surgical treatment for coronary artery disease. Two died, one at surgery and the other one six months later. Five patients had complications associated with irradiation. CONCLUSIONS: Coronary arterial disease can be reasonably ascribed to the effects of chest irradiation when the patients are young and free from risk factors, especially if the obstructions are ostial and there is important damage to other cardiac structures. In patients with damage to other cardiac structures angina and infarction are often absent and coronary angiography seems to be mandatory. Patients often require surgical treatment and postoperative complications are common. |
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Authors:
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F Orzan; A Brusca; M R Conte; P Presbitero; M C Figliomeni |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British heart journal Volume: 69 ISSN: 0007-0769 ISO Abbreviation: Br Heart J Publication Date: 1993 Jun |
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Created Date: 1993-09-09 Completed Date: 1993-09-09 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370634 Medline TA: Br Heart J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 496-500 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Istituto di Medicina e Chirurgia Cardiovascolare, Universit? degli Studi di Torino, Italy. |
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Adult Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy Coronary Disease / etiology*, surgery Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Female Follow-Up Studies Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy Humans Lymphoma / radiotherapy Male Mediastinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy Middle Aged Radiotherapy / adverse effects* Retrospective Studies Sarcoma / radiotherapy Thoracic Neoplasms / radiotherapy |
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