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Two decades after coronary radiation therapy: A single center longitudinal clinical study.

Sumant P RadhoeAnne-Sophie SchuurmanJurgen M R LigthartKaren WitbergPeter P T de JaegereRon T van DomburgEvelyn Regar
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Coronary radiation therapy was associated with early increased MACE rates, but the difference in MACE rates decreased beyond 2 years, resulting in a comparable long-term clinical outcome. Importantly, no excess in mortality was observed.
Keyphrases
  • radiation therapy
  • coronary artery disease
  • coronary artery
  • cardiovascular events
  • radiation induced
  • locally advanced
  • risk factors
  • cross sectional
  • cardiovascular disease
  • heart failure
  • clinical trial
  • double blind