Key result
Mediastinal radiation therapy can cause secondary coronary artery stenosis, requiring specific clinical criteria for accurate diagnosis.
Population
A young woman with coronary artery stenosis following mediastinal radiation therapy (n=1)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Clinicians should consider radiation history in CAD evaluation; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic criteria.
This case report and literature review highlight diagnostic criteria for identifying coronary artery disease secondary to mediastinal radiation therapy.
Calabrese et al. (2005) studied this question. Mediastinal radiation therapy can cause secondary coronary artery stenosis, requiring specific clinical criteria for accurate diagnosis.
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