Contemporary thoracic radiotherapy may still result in myocardial injury and radiation-associated cardiac disease despite modern techniques reducing overall cardiac exposure.
Does radiotherapy involving the heart reduce diastolic function in cancer patients?
Contemporary cardiac irradiation is associated with early, dose-dependent declines in echocardiographic diastolic indices despite stable cardiac troponin I levels.
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Background: Radiation-associated cardiac disease (RACD) remains a clinically relevant late toxicity of thoracic radiotherapy. Although modern techniques have reduced cardiac exposure, myocardial injury may still occur.
Haga et al. (Tue,) reported a other. Contemporary thoracic radiotherapy may still result in myocardial injury and radiation-associated cardiac disease despite modern techniques reducing overall cardiac exposure.