The effect of radiotherapy on cardiac function

Dogan S. M., Bilici H. M., Bakkal H., Aydin M., Karabag T., Sayin M. R., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.23, no.3, pp.146-154, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0b013e32835115d6
  • Journal Name: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.146-154
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background Radiation-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 before and after RT.