This case highlights the importance of recognizing late radiation-induced cardiovascular complications, such as constrictive pericarditis and valvular dysfunction, which can be successfully managed with surgical pericardiectomy.
Satisfactory post-pericardiectomy outcome in this case supports consideration in radiation-induced constrictive pericarditis; leaves open prospective validation.
A clinical case of radiation induced heart disease in 43 year old female patient after 15 years since radiation therapy of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. During clinical and instrumental investigation, a post-radiation constrictive pericarditis was found, comorbid with lesion of aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves. Surgical treatment of pericarditis was applied. Morphology confirmed the diagnosis.
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