Kardiovaskulære komplikationer efter hjertenær strålebehandling af kræftpatienter

Kirsten Melgaard Nielsen, Julie I. Helene Borchsenius, Birgitte Vrou Offersen, Seppo W Langer, Hanne Melgaard Nielsen, Vibeke Guldbrand Rasmussen, Peter Riis Hansen

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.
Original languageDanish
Article numberV05160362
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume178
Issue number24
Pages (from-to)2287-91
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 28 Nov 2016

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