April 8, 2013Circulation153 citationsOpen Access
Long-Term Survival of Patients With Radiation Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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Structured PICO
Does radiation heart disease affect long-term mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
P
Population
Patients with radiation heart disease (RAHD) undergoing cardiac surgery (CTS)
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Intervention
Cardiac surgery (CTS)
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Outcome
Long-term mortalityhard clinical
Radiation heart disease is associated with increased long-term mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, suggesting alternative treatment strategies may be needed.
Abstract
In patients undergoing CTS, RAHD portends increased long-term mortality. Alternative treatment strategies may be required in RAHD to improve long-term survival.
Cite This Study
Wu et al. (2013) studied this question.