Key result
A 44-year-old man developed occult constrictive pericarditis and severe mitral regurgitation 8 years after receiving 45 Gy of chest radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease.
Population
1 patient with a history of stage IIB Hodgkin's disease treated with combined chemotherapy and chest…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
8 years (since radiotherapy)
Authors
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May warrant extended surveillance in Hodgkin survivors after chest radiotherapy; leaves open optimal screening protocols.
Case Report (n=1)
Long-term cardiological follow-up is recommended after chest radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease to detect and manage late-onset radiation-induced heart disease such as constrictive pericarditis and valvular dysfunction.
Toyofuku et al. (1999) conducted a case report in Radiation-induced heart disease (n=1). Chest radiotherapy was evaluated. A 44-year-old man developed occult constrictive pericarditis and severe mitral regurgitation 8 years after receiving 45 Gy of chest radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease.
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