| Literature DB >> 33049738 |
Efstratios Koutroumpakis1, Nicolas L Palaskas2, Steven H Lin3, Jun-Ichi Abe2, Zhongxing Liao3, Jose Banchs2, Anita Deswal2, Syed Wamique Yusuf4.
Abstract
Despite the advancements of modern radiotherapy, radiation-induced heart disease remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality amongst cancer survivors. This review outlines the basic mechanism, clinical presentation, risk stratification, early detection, possible mitigation, and treatment of this condition.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiotoxicity; Radiation-induced heart disease; Radiotherapy
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33049738 DOI: 10.1159/000510573
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chemotherapy ISSN: 0009-3157 Impact factor: 2.544