The effect of radiotherapy on cardiac function

BACKGROUNDRadiation-induced heart disease is a complication that may be encountered after radiotherapy (RT) of tumors in the vicinity of the heart. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of RT on the heart, by comparing conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography parameters obtained bef...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Coronary artery disease 2012-05, Vol.23 (3), p.146-154
Hauptverfasser:	Dogan, Sait Mesut, Bilici, Hediye Madak, Bakkal, Hakan, Aydin, Mustafa, Karabag, Turgut, Sayin, Muhammet Rasit, Aktop, Ziyaettin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Diastole - physiology Diastole - radiation effects Echocardiography, Doppler - methods Female Humans Lung Neoplasms - radiotherapy Male Middle Aged Systole - physiology Systole - radiation effects Ventricular Function, Left - physiology Ventricular Function, Left - radiation effects
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