Radiation-induced carotid artery lesions.
Verónica Fernández-AlvarezFernando LópezCarlos SuárezPrimoz StrojanAvraham EisbruchCarl E SilverWilliam M MendenhallJohannes A LangendijkAlessandra RinaldoAnne W M LeeJonathan J BeitlerRobert SmeeJavier AlvarezAlfio FerlitoPublished in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2018)
Radiation-induced atherosclerosis is a different and accelerated form of atherosclerosis, which implies a more aggressive disease with a different biologic behavior. The disease is characterized by a high rate of carotid artery stenosis compared to those observed in nonirradiated control group patients. To prevent the risk of stroke, surveillance and imaging with ultrasonography should enable detection of severe stenosis. Endovascular treatment with a carotid angioplasty and stenting has been proposed as an attractive and minimally invasive alternative for some radiation-induced stenoses.
Keyphrases
- radiation induced
- radiation therapy
- endovascular treatment
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- public health
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- early onset
- patient reported outcomes
- antiplatelet therapy
- robot assisted
- photodynamic therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cerebral ischemia