Open AccessModern Radiotherapy and Risk of Cardiotoxicity
Author(s) -
Efstratios Koutroumpakis,
Nicolas Palaskas,
Steven H. Lin,
Jun Abe,
Zhongxing Liao,
José Banchs,
Anita Deswal,
Syed Wamique Yusuf
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1421-9794
pISSN - 0009-3157
DOI - 10.1159/000510573
Subject(s) - cardiotoxicity , radiation therapy , risk stratification , medicine , intensive care medicine , disease , cancer , presentation (obstetrics) , chemotherapy , surgery
Despite the advancements of modern radiotherapy, radiation-induced heart disease remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality amongst cancer survivors. This review outlines the basic mechanism, clinical presentation, risk stratification, early detection, possible mitigation, and treatment of this condition.