Abstract

IZURIETA, Marcelo A; SASOVSKY, Eliane; FARINA, Juan M  and  IGLESIAS, Ricardo M. Cardiotoxicidad inducida por radioterapia. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.2, pp.48-53. ISSN 1409-4142.

Advances in cancer therapy have led to an increase in life expectancy in this group of patients. Consequently, complications related to cancer treatment have become a crucial issue, with cardiovascular toxicity being the most feared.

Radiation therapy on the thorax, used primarily in Hodgkin’s lymphoma, breast and lung cancer can generate potential side effects such as coronary disease, pericardial conditions, cardiomyopathy, conduction disorders and valvulopathies.

The case of a 43-year-old patient who developed multiple manifestations of cardiotoxicity induced by radiotherapy is presented below.

Keywords : Radiotherapy; cardiotoxicity.

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