Open AccessCoronary Event Analysis in Breast Cancer Patients Who Received Breast-Conserving Surgery and Post-Operative Radiotherapy: a Korean Nationwide Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Soo-Yoon Sung,
Jong Hoon Lee,
Ki Hwa Yang,
Yunye Seo,
Myounggon Kang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of breast cancer/journal of breast cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2092-9900
pISSN - 1738-6756
DOI - 10.4048/jbc.2020.23.e30
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , oncology , breast conserving surgery , incidence (geometry) , radiation therapy , cohort , cancer , mastectomy , physics , optics
Adjuvant breast radiotherapy (RT) following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has been reported to induce cardiac toxicity in breast cancer patients. We investigated the incidence and risk factors of major coronary events after breast RT using Korean nationwide Health Insurance Review and Assessment data.