Changes in arrhythmogenic properties and five-year prognosis after carbon-ion radiotherapy in patients with mediastinum cancer.

Mari AminoKoichiro YoshiokaMakiyoshi ShimaTohru OkadaMio NakajimaYoshiya FurusawaShigetaka KandaSadaki InokuchiTeruhisa TanabeYuji IkariTadashi Kamada

Published in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2017)

Although this preliminary study has several limitations, carbon-ion beam irradiation to the heart is not immediately cardiotoxic and demonstrates consistent signals of arrhythmia reduction.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
early stage
heart failure
radiation induced
radiation therapy
squamous cell
locally advanced
atrial fibrillation
squamous cell carcinoma
catheter ablation