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[Cardiovascular complications following thoracic radiotherapy in patients with cancer]
Kirsten Melgaard Nielsen1, Julie I Helene Borchsenius, Birgitte Vrou Offersen
1melgaard@dadlnet.dk.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular complications following thoracic radiotherapy in patients with cancer are well described. Advancements in surgery, radiotherapy and systemic treatments have led to an increasing number of cancer survivors and thus an increasing number of patients with long-term side effects of their cancer treatments. This article describes the short- and long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality following thoracic radiotherapy and further, optimal cardiovascular assessments and diagnostic tools in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients.
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