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Precocious myocardial infarction after radiation treatment for Hodgkin's disease

Journal Article · · Chest (Chicago); (United States)
A 26-year-old man received extensive cardiac radiation in the course of treatment of mediastinal Hodgkin's disease, and six years later, he experienced an acute myocardial infarction. Angiographic studies demonstrated extensive atherosclerotic abnormalities in the coronary arterial system. It is suggested that radiation-induced injury was a provocation of these precocious arterial abnormalities.
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, San Francisco
OSTI ID:
7325801
Journal Information:
Chest (Chicago); (United States), Journal Name: Chest (Chicago); (United States) Vol. 70:5; ISSN CHETB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English