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Radiation-induced heart injury causes diverse cardiac complications, and there are no unambiguous data on the prevention of these conditions.
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This review outlines the pathogenesis and five main clinical manifestations of radiation-induced heart disease in patients treated for chest cancer.
Post-radiation chest injury is characterized by complications in the lungs and heart. Radiation-induced cardiac and vascular damage has been described by various authors. Currently, there are 5 following main types of heart injury after radiation therapy: pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, acquired valvular heart disease and arrhythmias. The scientific community continues to study this group of heart diseases. There are no unambiguous data on the prevention of these conditions. The aim of this work was to summarize current information on the pathogenesis and consequences of post-radiation heart injury.
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Danilenko et al. (2025) studied this question.
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